Substitute for Ketchup. Be like the British and try cider or malt white distilled vinegar on fish and other fried foods.

Give Birds a Cleaner Bath. Scrub bird baths with diluted white distilled vinegar and rinse well.

Cloudy Glassware. Soak a cloth in white distilled vinegar and wrap it around the inside and outside of a glass. Allow to sit before rinsing well.

Remove Water and Salt Stains from Shoes. Simply wipe them with equal parts whited distilled vinegar and water.

Stop Cat Fights. Spritz fighting cats with a solution of white distilled vinegar and water.

Tenderize Meat. Use distilled white vinegar in marinades or when cooking tough, inexpensive cuts of meat.

Clean the floor. Mix 3 drops of dishwashing liquid with equal amounts of distilled white vinegar, alcohol and water. Spray your floors and use a wet mop.

Remove mildew, grime and scum. Spray the ickies in your tub with straight white distilled vinegar and then rinse with water.

Clean the Grill. Spray white distilled vinegar on wadded pieces of foil and scrub the grill.

Kill Fleas. Add a little white distilled vinegar to your pet’s drinking water.

Unsticky That Pasta. Reduce the starch in your pasta by adding a dash of white distilled vinegar during cooking.

Stop Ants. Distract ants by pouring white distilled vinegar in the area.

Remove Water Lines in the Flower Vase. Either fill the vase with a mixture of half water and half white distilled vinegar or soak a paper towel in vinegar and put into the vase so it rubs the line.

Degrease the Oven Door Window. Coat the window with white distilled vinegar, leave the door open and wipe with a sponge after 10 to 15 minutes.

Kill Bathroom Germs. Use full-strength white distilled vinegar and a damp cloth to clean the bathroom and rid it of all the germs.

Vinaigrette Salad Dressing. Just mix 1 part distilled white vinegar to 4 parts oil and enjoy!

Protect molded gelatin desserts and salads in the summer. Add one teaspoon of distilled white vinegar for each box of gelatin used to prevent your meal from melting in the summer heat.

Sanitize outdoor furniture. Use a cloth soaked in distilled white vinegar to clean your outdoor table and chairs.

Shine those chrome fixtures. Remove that lime buildup by making a paste of 2 tablespoons of salt and 1 teaspoon of distilled white vinegar.

Remove labels, stickers and price tags with no leftover sticky mess. Cover the label with a vinegar soaked cloth overnight and it will slide right off in the morning.

Vinegar is one the safest, easiest, most versatile items you can have in your home. You can mask that vinegar-y smell with a few drops of you favorite essential oil. This is the second part in a series of “The Many Uses of Vinegar”. Ready? Here we go…

Uncracked Eggs. A tablespoon or two of white distilled vinegar added to your water will keep your eggs from cracking while boiling.

Bedtime Accident? Mix white distilled vinegar with water to clean the mattress. Sprinkle with baking soda and let dry. Once dry, brush or vacuum clean.

Long lasting Nail Polish. To keep your nail polish lasting longer, wipe fingernails with white distilled vinegar before putting on nail polish.

Remove pet odors. Clean up the pet accident, then cover the area with baking soda. Leave it all night. The next morning, vacuum up the baking soda and wash the area with white distilled vinegar. Rinse with plain water and let dry.

Rusty Bolts and Screws? Soak rusty bolts and screws with white distilled vinegar to make them easier to remove.

What’s the best and safest cleaner for your home? Vinegar. You can use vinegar on just about anything. Stop buying those pricey, use specific cleaners and get a big ole bottle of vinegar. Hate the smell? Grab a bottle of your favorite essential oil. I like tea tree oil, lavender oil and sweet orange oil. This will be an ongoing series with 5 tips posted at a time. There are so very many uses for white distilled vinegar, they can’t possibly be all listed in one post! So here we go…

Destroy the Weeds. Pour full strength on sidewalks and driveways. Be careful and keep in mind, this will kill anything green so definately avoid your garden!

Mop the Floors. Add one cup of vinegar to your bucket of mop water. Once it dries, the vinegar smell will disappear. If desired, add a drop or two of essential oil, I like sweet orange oil, it leaves a nice, clean, citrusy smell.

In the Microwave. Add 1/4 cup of vinegar to 1 cup of water in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for about 5 minutes. This will eliminate odors and soften food splatters so you can easily wipe them right off.

Deodorize that Drain. Pour 1 cup of baking soda, followed by 1 cup of hot distilled vinegar. After 5 minutes run hot water down the drain.

Zap the Stains. Get rid of ketchup, bbq or spaghetti stains using white distilled vinegar and water.