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Go Green! 1001 USES FOR WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR

Vinegar is amazing, astounding, and in some cases just plain fun...it's economical, environmentally friendly, all natural and non-toxic. I keep a gallon on board and use it for cleaning, disinfecting, cooking etc. I hope you enjoy some of the interesting tidbits about this versatile product. 

 Here are some FUN FACTS

• Vinegar has been used for 10,000 years. It just might be the world's oldest ingredient!
• The main uses for white distilled vinegar are cooking/food preparation and cleaning/disinfecting.
• The International Vinegar Museum is in Roslyn, South Dakota.
• The International Vinegar Festival is held every June in Roslyn, South Dakota.
• Consumers in the South buy and use more white distilled vinegar than in any other region of the country.
• Adding vinegar to baking soda produces a chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide. This combination is often used to make a do-it-yourself erupting volcano.
• Pearls melt in white distilled vinegar.
• An egg softens in white distilled vinegar because the acetic acid dissolves the eggshell.

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