Tenderize boiled ribs or stew meat. Just add tablespoon of white distilled vinegar while boiling and you have extra tender boiled ribs or stew meat.

Need a scouring cleanser? Mix 1/4 cup baking soda with 1 tablespoon of liquid detergent. Slowly add white distilled vinegar until you get a creamy mixture.

Clean plastic storage containers. Stained and smelly plastic containers can be cleaned by wiping with a cloth that has been dampened with white distilled vinegar.

Soap build up on faucets. Wipe those faucets down with a combination of 1 part salt and 4 parts white disilled vinegar.

Pet accidents. After blotting the area, add a solution of water and white distilled vinegar and blot again. Sprinkle baking soda over the area until dry. Let sit as long as possible before you vacuum.

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Perfect Frosting. Add a drop of white distilled vinegar to keep frosting from sugaring, white frosting will also stay white and shiny.

No More Moths. Mix 2 parts white distilled vinegar and 1 part molasses in a tin can and hang in a tree.

Demold Terra Cotta. Combine 1 cup chlorine bleach, one cup white distilled vinegar and one gallon of warm water. Soak first, then scrub with a steel wool pad.

No more stains in coffee and tea cups. Use equal parts salt or baking soda with white distilled vinegar and scrub gently. Then rinse clean.

Brighten Laundry. Put 1/4 cup white distilled vinegar into the rinse cycle.

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Clean The Fridge. Use a mixture of half water, half whitd distilled vinegar to wipe down the walls and shelves of your refrigerator.

Clean Metal. Mix 2 tablespoons of cream of tartar and enough white distilled vinegar to make a paste. Rub it on and let dry, then wash off and dry with a soft cloth.

Prevent Hard Water Deposits. Before you shower, spray your shower doors with full strength white distilled vinegar.

Window Cleaner. Add 1 cup of white distilled vinegar, 2 tablespoons of corn starch and 1/2 cup of ammonia to one gallon of water.

No more moldy smell. Wet clothes left in the washer just plain stink! Wash them in hot water with a few cups of white distilled vinegar, then follow with a normal wash.

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Save Wilted Veggies. Mix a teaspoon or two of white distilled vinegar with cold water and soak those veggies.

Add some Zest to your Canned Soup. Just add a teaspoon of red or white wine vinegar to your canned soup or sauce.

Get Rid of ‘Garden Hands’. Keep your skin clear after garden work by rinsing in white distilled vinegar.

De-Tarnish Copper, Brass and Pewter. Make a paste of table salt and white distilled vinegar to get those things clean.

Windows splattered with Paint? Paint those splatters with a clean brush dipped in white distilled vinegar.

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Creamy Vinaigrette. Mix white distilled vinegar and oil in a 1 to 3 ratio, then add in some plain or whipped cream.

Clean Clay, Glazed and Plastic Pots. Soak the pots in a 1 to 1 mixture of white distilled vinegar and water to remove stains and white mineral crusts.

No More Odor or Buildup in the Dishwasher. Run a cycle with a cup of white distilled vinegar.

Deoderized Toilet. Pour three cups of white distilled vinegar into the toilet and allow it to sit at least half an hour before cleaning.

Clean Baby’s Toys. Add a bit of white distilled vinegar to the water when cleaning toys to disinfect them.

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Improve Vegetables While Cooking. Add 1-2 teaspoons of distilled white vinegar when steaming or boiling cauliflower, beets and other veggies to help them keep their color and improve taste.

Better Beans. Use a little distilled white vinegar when cooking beans and bean dishes to improve taste and reduce gassy elements.

No More Mildew, Dust or Odor. Wipe walls with straight distilled white vinegar and a soft cloth.

Clean Hairbrush. Soak your hairbrush in white distilled vinegar to give it a clean look.

Brighten Your Carpet. Brush your carpet with a solution of 1 cup white distilled vinegar in a gallon of water.

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