Helpful Household Hints

So my mom has these books for

helpful household hints

 using SALT, VINEGAR and BAKING SODA!!

I borrowed them for a light read and found some pretty good tips!

So I thought I would share some of them with my faithful followers!! :)



1. Any spill on your stovetop can be cleaned up more easily if sprinkled with SALT first.

2. When you're faced with stubborn, baked-on food, add boling water and 3 tablespoons SALT, then let stand until water cools and wash as usual.

3. An occasional handful of SALT thrown into your fireplace fire will help loosen soot inside the chimney.

4. An iron with rough or sticky spots on its surface can be cleaned by running it, set at low, over a piece of paper with SALT on it.

5. Soaking in a tub of SALTwater can be a great itchy skin reliever. Just add 1 cup SALT to bath water.

6. The simplest remedy for minor sore throat pain is a warm SALTwater gargle. Just add 1 teaspoon SALT to 1 cup warm water, and gargle several times a day.

1. If your microwave is spattered with old sauces and greasy buildup, place a glass measuring cup with 1 cup water and 1/4 cup VINEGAR inside microwave. Boil for 3 minutes, then wipe inside of microwave with a damp sponge.

2. Keep VINEGAR in a spray bottle near shower and squirt shower curtains once or twice a week (no need to rinse) to help reduce soap film and mildew build-up.

3. Clean ceramice tile, linoleum and wood floors with a mixture of water and VINEGAR.

4. Make nail polish last longer by soaking fingertips for 1 minute in 2 teaspoons VINEGAR and 1/2 cup warm water before applying polish.

5. Sprinkle your pillowcase with apple cider VINEGAR to control nighttime coughing.

1. Stainless-steel sinks can be cleaned by sprinkling BAKING SODA onto a sponge or cloth and scrubbing the surface. Rinse and buff dry.

2. Reduce garbage-can smells by sprinkling BAKING SODA in each time you add garbage.

3. Once a month, sprinkle BAKING SODA on carpets, let sit overnight, then vacuum.

4. To eliminate odour from kitty litter boxes, sprinkle 1/2 cup of BAKING SODA.