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Sixty
Uses Of Salt
Although you
may not realize it, simple table salt has a great number of uses
other than simply seasoning your food. 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 awhile.
30. A dash
of salt enhances the taste of tea.
31. Salt improves
the taste of cooking apples.
32. Soak your
clothes line in salt water to prevent your clothes from freezing
to the line; likewise, use salt in your final rinse to prevent
the clothes from freezing.
33. Rub any
wicker furniture you may have with salt water to prevent yellowing.
34. Freshen
sponges by soaking them in salt water.
35. Add raw
potatoes to stews and soups that are too salty.
36. Soak enamel
pans in salt water overnight and boil salt water in them next
day to remove burned-on stains.
37. Clean your
greens in salt water for easier removal of dirt.
38. Gelatin
sets more quickly when a dash of salt is added.
39. Fruits
put in mildly salted water after peeling will not discolor.
40. Fabric
colors hold fast in salty water wash.
41. Milk stays
fresh longer when a little salt is added.
42. Use equal
parts of salt and soda for brushing your teeth.
43. Sprinkle
salt in your oven before scrubbing clean.
44. Soaked
discolored glass in a salt and vinegar solution to remove stains.
45. Clean greasy
pans with a paper towel and salt.
46. Salty water
boils faster when cooking eggs.
47. Add a pinch
of salt to whipping cream to make it whip more quickly.
48. Sprinkle
salt in milk-scorched pans to remove odour.
49. A dash
of salt improves the taste of coffee.
50. Boil mismatched
hose in salty water and they will come out matched.
51. Salt and
soda will sweeten the odor of your refrigerator.
52. Cover wine-stained
fabric with salt; rinse in cool water later.
53. Remove
offensive odors from stove with salt and cinnamon.
54. A pinch
of salt improves the flavor of cocoa.
55. To remove
grease stains in clothing, mix one part salt to four parts alcohol.
56. Salt and
lemon juice removes mildew.
57. Sprinkle
salt between sidewalk bricks where you don't want grass growing.
58. Polish
your old kerosene lamp with salt for a brighter look.
59. Remove
odors from sink drainpipes with a strong, hot solution of salt
water.
60. If a pie
bubbles over in your oven, put a handful of salt on top of the
spilled juice. The mess won't smell and will bake into a dry,
light crust which will wipe off easily when the oven has cooled. |
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