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- April 28, 2011
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By Allison Ford, DivineCaroline
About 10,000 years ago, ancient people discovered a product that would change lives forever. Wine had been around for a while, but after some was allowed to oxidize, vinegar was born. It became an immediate hit. The Babylonians used vinegar as a preservative, as did Ancient Greeks and Romans. Some peoples, including the Chinese, believed that vinegar was a tonic that would give them strength and vitality, as well as bestow healing properties. Legend has it that Hannibal only succeeded in crossing the Alps because his armies heated mountain boulders and doused them with vinegar, causing the rocks to crumble and clear the path.
Vinegar’s magic ingredient is acetic acid, which comprises about 5 percent of the finished product. Vinegar has been produced commercially for about 2,500 years, making it one of the oldest products in use by humans. There are many different types of vinegar out there, all produced by the oxidization of alcohol into acetic acid, but white vinegar is the most useful and the most versatile by far.
White vinegar has dozens of household applications, and the best part is that it’s green. It’s enjoying a newfound popularity as many people try to avoid toxic or harsh cleaning chemicals around their pets and children, as well as save money by making their own cleansers. Not to mention that vinegar is cheap, it’s versatile, and it doesn’t irritate allergies like some fragranced cleansers. Chances are, whenever you run into a household funk, vinegar is your answer.
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+ add your ownI always use white vinegar for cleaning the bathroom. It's great.
both this and the "baking soda uses" article have alot of good info. thanks
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Vinegar is great for almost everything. My father's family were farmers and all of them use vinegar just as this article mention and more.
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Kill Fire ants as well with vinegar and dishsoap
Fill 1/2 cup Pure Vinegar (No Water added) and a 1-2 drop dishwash soap (Not dish detergent) in a spray bottle to kill board leaf weeds and fire ants too. Dishwash soap act as coat factor to the leaves and fire ants. Vinegar remove fire ants tracks as well because fire ants.
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