Tag Archive for vinegar

Foil Those BBQ Blues

I know it’s not Saturday, when I give you a tidbit about the environment or non-toxic (and cheap!) ways to clean.  But, as I looked this morning at the BBQ I neglected to clean yesterday, I thought I’d help you avoid the BBQ Blues by passing this on.  It’s easy, good for the environment, and, yes, cheap.

  1. Fill a spray bottle (as full s you want) with straight white vinegar.
  2. Liberally spray the vinegar onto that cruddy grill.
  3. Let the vinegar soak on the grill for five minutes.
  4. Crumple up aluminum foil and use it to scrub the grill.
  5. You may want to wipe off the loose particles, but another heavy spray of vinegar should wash them into the fire box beneath the grill.  Vinegar–a natural product–won’t harm anything.

And you’re ready for your next BBQ get-together…without the after-BBQ  Blues.

Easy.

Soft, Fresh, and Safe

Fabric softeners are expensive, unhealthy (designed to leave chemical residue in your clothes), and not eco-friendly (one chemical ingredient going down the drain contaminates our water supply; another is on the EPA’s hazardous waste list).  Instead, use ½ cup white vinegar in the rinse cycle to soften and freshen your laundry.

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[For more easy, money-saving, earth-friendly tips, download a FREE copy of Green Riches: Help the Earth & Your Budget. Go to www.Smashwords.com/books/view/7000 or your favorite e-book seller and download to your computer or e-book device. Totally free, with no strings attached.]

Cheap, Healthy Cleaning Tip

Disinfect with natural, non-chemical 5% solution of white vinegar from your grocery shelf.  It will kill 80% of viruses, 99% of bacteria, and 82% of mold.  The smell goes away       quickly, unlike the harmful effects of those cleaning products you’ve been using.

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[For more easy, money-saving, earth-friendly tips, download a FREE copy of Green Riches: Help the Earth & Your Budget. Go to www.Smashwords.com/books/ view/7000, choose a format, and download to your computer or e-book device. Or download a free copy from your favorite e-tailer.]

I’ve Been Abusing My Blue Jeans!

I’m so sorry.  I didn’t know.  I thought I was doing a kindness by washing my blue jeans after a few wearings.  Now I find out I’m just plain WRONG.  According to this morning’s news (I still can’t figure out who decides what’s “news” and why), I should wash those jeans only once in a great while at most, possibly never.  Washing harms color and shape.  Instead I’m supposed to freshen them with a spray of white vinegar or–are you ready for this?–vodka, and hang them outside in the breeze to freshen them.  To kill off any bacteria that may be growing on them, I place them in the freezer for a day or two.

My only comment to this is, “You learn something new every day, if you aren’t careful.”

 

 

 

Earth-Friendly Tip: Vinegar isn’t Just for Salads

Lay in Costco-sized vats of white vinegar.  To avoid substances that are toxic to your family and planet, use white vinegar instead.  www.vinegartips.com gives 1001 uses for white vinegar (cleaning home and car; deodorizing; killing germs; eliminating laundry stains and odors; controlling weeds, ants, slugs, fleas on pets; soothing sunburn and insect bites; cooking; etc.).

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[For more easy, money-saving, Eco-friendly tips, download a FREE copy of Green Riches: Help the Earth & Your Budget. Go to www.Smashwords.com/books/ view/7000, choose a format, and download to your computer or e-book device. Or download a free copy from your favorite e-tailer.]