Vinegar

[NCLee]

7 Uses for Vinegar and more if you read the comments.
http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/vinegar-uses-460409?link=rel&dom=yah_green&src=syn&con=art&mag=tdg

You may want to add both white & cider vinegar to your long term storage list, if you haven't already done so.

Do you have any tips you'd like to share? Other links with even more uses?

Lee

[CanNerd]

How about 1,001 uses. http://www.vinegartips.com/Scripts/

Personally I love drinking it....a tablespoon or more in a glass of water. Better than a sugary soft drink.

[Teg]

Apple Cider vinegar works well on sunburns just apply it to the sunburn with a cotton ball or a rag, takes the sting out, minimizes peeling and starts it moving towards brown faster. The smell isn't the best admittedly, but it works.

[Mom5farmboys]

I have a lot of lime in my water and when I can food the jars always come out covered with a powdery white film, but if you put about 1/3 of a cup of vinegar into the water you process the jars in , they come out clean and shiny! I can really tell the difference when I forget to add the vinegar to the canner load.

[NCLee]

The light bulb just came on. :) I've always used vinegar in my pressure canner but never have in the water bath. Time to change my ways.

Wish I'd know that about sunburn. I usually get burned on my hands and arms in the spring.

I'll be checking out the link in a few. Bet, I'll be adding the info there to my library.

Thanks for all the replies.
Lee

[Catalpa]

I have a lot of lime in my water and when I can food the jars always come out covered with a powdery white film, but if you put about 1/3 of a cup of vinegar into the water you process the jars in , they come out clean and shiny! I can really tell the difference when I forget to add the vinegar to the canner load.

I am SO glad you mentioned this! I had tried using vinegar to clean the cloudiness off the jars after processing, but once it was boiled on it didn't seem to come off very well. I was so concerned about the residue on the insides of the jars after scalding that I finally resorted to buying distilled water for both the scalding and the water bath processing. Just last night I was thinking I needed to stock up on distilled water for canning next week. But instead of spending the money, I'm going to try your method. Thank you!

I always keep lots of vinegar around for cleaning and de-liming, it's great stuff!

[CanNerd]

Interesting that you mention scalding. Did you know that you don't need to pre-sterilize most jars anymore. They just have to be 'clean'. Here is the official statement:

"Jars do not need to be sterilized before canning if they will be filled with food and processed in a boiling water bath canner for 10 minutes or more or if they will be processed in a pressure canner. "

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/questions/FAQ_canning.html#6

[Mom5farmboys]

Interesting that you mention scalding. Did you know that you don't need to pre-sterilize most jars anymore. They just have to be 'clean'. Here is the official statement:

"Jars do not need to be sterilized before canning if they will be filled with food and processed in a boiling water bath canner for 10 minutes or more or if they will be processed in a pressure canner. "

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/questions/FAQ_canning.html#6

Thanks for posting that link, I bookmarked it. It makes sense if you think about it. This will save a lot of time and work!

[momma_to_seven_chi]

Vinegar is used as a disinfectant rather than bleach or antibacterial products in many parts of the world.

[MOGal]

Straight apple cider vinegar is a great grease remover also. I use it on my stove top.