30 Important Uses Of Salt

Although you may not realize it, simple table salt has a great number of uses other than simply seasoning your food, Also excess of salt which is sodium chloride in food is not healthy. 

The following list will give you sixty uses of salt, many of which you probably didn't realize:

1.  Soak stained hankies in salt water before washing.

2.  Sprinkle salt on your shelves to keep ants away.

3.  Soak fish in salt water before descaling;  the scales will come off easier.

4.  Put a few grains of rice in your  salt shaker for easier pouring.

5.  Add salt to green salads to prevent wilting.

6.  Test the freshness of eggs in a cup of salt water;  fresh eggs sink;  bad ones float.

7.  Add a little salt to your boiling water when cooking eggs; a cracked egg will stay in its shell this way.

8.  A tiny pinch of salt with egg whites makes them beat up fluffier.

9.  Soak wrinkled apples in a mildly salted water solution to perk them up.

10.  Rub salt on your pancake griddle and your  flapjacks won't stick.

11.  Soak toothbrushes in salt water before you first use them; they will last longer.

12.  Use salt to clean your  discolored coffee pot.

13.  Mix salt with turpentine to whiten you bathtub and toilet bowl.

14.  Soak your nuts in salt brine overnight and they will crack out of their shells whole.

 Just tap the end of the shell with a hammer to break it open easily.

15.  Boil clothespins in salt water before using them and they will last longer.

16.  Clean brass, copper and pewter with paste made of salt and vinegar, thickened with flour

17.  Add a little salt to the water your cut flowers will stand in for a longer life.

18.  Pour a mound of salt on an ink spot on your  carpet;  let the salt soak up the stain.

19.  Clean you iron by rubbing some salt on the damp cloth on the ironing surface.

20.  Adding a little salt to the water when cooking foods in a double boiler will make the food cook faster.

21.  Use a mixture of salt and lemon juice to clean piano keys.

22.  To fill plaster holes in your walls, use equal parts of salt and starch, with just enough water to make a stiff putty.

23.  Rinse a sore eye with a little salt water.

24.  Mildly salted water makes an effective mouthwash.  Use it hot for a sore throat gargle.

25.  Dry salt sprinkled on your toothbrush makes a good tooth polisher.

26.  Use salt for killing weeds in your lawn.

27.  Eliminate excess suds with a sprinkle of salt.

28.  A dash of salt in warm milk makes a more relaxing beverage.

29.  Before using new glasses, soak them in warm salty water for a while.

30.  A dash of salt enhances the taste of tea.

30 More And Important Uses Of Baking Powder

1.  To make your own baking powder, stir and sift together 2 parts of Cream of Tartar to 1 part baking soda and 1 part corn starch.

2.  Clean plastic, porcelain and glass with dry soda on a damp cloth.  Rinse and dry.

3.  Remove that bad smell from ashtrays with soda and water.

4.  Sprinkle a bit of dry soda in your ashtrays to prevent smoldering and reduce odor.

5.  Keep your drains clean and free-flowing by putting 4 tablespoons of soda in them each week.   
   
    Flush the soda down with hot water.

6.  Soak your shower curtains in water and soda to clean them.

7.  To remove strong odors from your hands, wet your hands and rub them hard with soda, then rinse.

8.  Sprinkle baking soda on your wet toothbrush and brush your teeth and dentures with it.

9.  Sprinkle soda in tennis shoes, socks, boots and slippers to eliminate odor.

10.  Add 1/2 cups or more of baking soda to your bath water to soften your skin.

11.  Putting 2 tbsp. of baking soda in your baby's bath water will help relieve diaper rash irritations.

12.  Apply soda directly to insect bites, rashes and poison ivy to relieve discomfort.  Make a paste with water.

13.  Take a soda bath to relieve general skin irritations such as measles and chicken pox.

14.  Take 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water to relieve acid indigestion or heartburn.

15.  Gargle with 1/2 tsp. baking soda in 1/2 glass of water. Freshens and cleans your mouth. 

16.  Used as a mouthwash, baking soda will also relieve canker sore pain.

17.  To relieve sunburn:  use a paste of baking soda and water.

18.  Bug bites:  use a poultice of baking soda and vinegar.

19. Bee sting:  use a poultice of baking soda and water.

20.  Windburns:  moisten some baking soda and apply directly.

21.  Making Play Clay with baking soda:  combine 1 1/4 cups water, 2 cups soda, 1 cup cornstarch.

22.  Use soda as an underarm deodorant.

23.  If your baby spits up on his shirt after feeding, moisten a cloth, dip it in baking soda and dab at the dribbled shirt.  The odor will go away.

24.  When scalding a chicken, add 1 tsp. of soda to the boiling water.  The feathers will come off easier and flesh will be clean and white.

25.  Repel rain from windshield.  Put gobs of baking soda on a dampened cloth and wipe windows inside and out.

26.  Add to water to soak dried beans to make them more digestible.

27.  Add to water to remove the "gamey" taste from wild game.

28.  Use to sweeten sour dishcloths.

29.  Use dry with a small brush to rub canvas handbags clean.

30.  Use to remove melted plastic bread wrapper from toaster. Dampen cloth and make a mild abrasive with baking soda.

30 Uses Of Baking Soda

Bicarbonate of soda or baking soda has many different uses in our homes. 

Although much more expensive products have been developed over the years to do the similar functions, baking soda can work for you just as well, if not better. Some of theses uses are stated as follows:

1.  Be sure to keep an extra box of baking soda by your stove in case of grease or electrical fire.  Scatter the powder by the handful to safely put it out.

2.  Keep a container of baking soda in your garage as well as in your car to put out a fire.  It won't damage anything it touches.

3.  Baking soda will also put out fires in clothing, fuel, wood, upholstery and rugs.

4.  Clean vegetables and fruit with baking soda.  Sprinkle in water, soak and rise the produce.

5.  Wash garbage cans with baking soda.

6.  Soak and wash diapers with baking soda.

7.  Oil and grease - stained clothing washes out better with soda added to the washing water.

8.  Clean your fridge and freezer with dry soda sprinkled on a damp cloth.  rinse with clear water.

9.  Deodorize your fridge and freezer by putting in an open container of baking soda to absorb odors.  Stir and turn over the soda from time to time.  Replace every 2 months.

10.  Soda absorbs kitty litter odors.  Cover the bottom of the kitty box with 1 part soda; then add a layer of 3 parts kitty litter on top.

11.  Always add 1/2 cup soda to your washing machine load.

12. Clean combs and brushes in a soda solution.

13.  Wash food and drink containers with soda and water.

14.  Wash marble-topped furniture with a solution of 3 tablespoons of soda in 1 quart of warm water.  Let stand awhile, then rinse.

15.  Clean formica counter tops with baking soda on a damp sponge.

16.  Wash out thermos bottles and cooling containers with soda and water to get rid of stale smells.

17.  To remove stubborn stains from marble, formica or plastic surfaces, scour with a paste of soda and water.

18.  Wash glass or stainless steel coffee pots (but not aluminum) in a soda solution ( 3 tbsp. soda to 1 quart water).

19.  Run you coffee maker through its cycle with a soda solution.  Rinse.

20.  Give baby bottles a good cleaning with soda and hot water.

21.  Sprinkle soda on barbecue grills, let soak, then rinse off.

22.  Sprinkle soda on greasy garage floor.  Let stand, scrub and rinse.

23.  Polish silverware with dry soda on a damp cloth.  Rub, rinse and dry.

24.  For silver pieces without raised patterns or cemented-on handles:  place the silver on aluminum foil in an enamel pot.

Add boiling water and 4 tbsp. baking soda.  Let stand, rinse and dry.

25.  Reduce odor build-up in your dishwasher by sprinkling some soda on the bottom.

26.  Run your dishwasher through its cycle with soda in it instead of soap to give it a good cleaning.

27.  To remove burned-on food from a pan:  let the pan soak in soda and water for 10 minutes before washing.  Or scrub the pot with dry soda and a moist scouring pad.

28.  For a badly-burned pan with a thick layer of burned-on food:  pour a thick layer of soda directly onto the bottom of the pan, then sprinkle on just enough water so as to moisten the soda. 

Leave the pot overnight, then scrub it clean next day.

29.  Rub stainless steel and chrome with a moist cloth and dry baking soda to shine it up. 

Rinse and dry.  On stainless steel, scrub in the direction of the grain.

30.  Clean your bathroom with dry soda on a moist sponge - sink,tub, tiles, shower stall, etc.