vinegar

I first fell in love with vinegar at the grocery store -- a few bucks for gallons of the stuff. Then at home, cleaning my bathroom, washing my clothes, deodorizing the kitchen sink, I fell in love again. Is there anything this amazing liquid called vinegar does NOT do? Here are 10 of my favorite...

Mari Ostendorf poured a bowl of Raisin Bran for her 3-year-old daughter and heard a pronouncement that caught her attention: "Hey momma, I don't think this belongs in my cereal." The little girl was holding what looked like a stick or bone and Mari was none too happy. She took pictures of it and...

Isn't paying lip service to the environment a standard part of every college application essay? Prepare to put your money where your mouth is, as the following green cleaning products make a serious economic and ecological impact. Tree huggers tout baking soda and vinegar as replacements for every...

Comedian Erma Bombeck once wrote that her second favorite household chore was ironing and the first was hitting her head on the top bunk bed until she fainted. Although there are many who agree with Bombeck and would prefer to sweep the room with only a glance, there are also those (and you know...

ConsumerReports.Org offers a list of seven common household products that can also be used to clean your home. These include ammonia, baking soda, borax, Castile soap, cream of tartar, lemon juice and white vinegar. The article suggests that a mixture of rubbing alcohol and ammonia in a spray...

In the early 1990's, after my father died, I was stuck with preparing the family house for sale. Almost twenty years of occupancy had left our home in pretty sorry shape, and it took my sisters and I a long time to pack, clean, and otherwise prepare the house for the block. Finally, toward the end...