{"id":144,"date":"2013-10-24T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2013-10-24T07:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2013\/10\/24\/smart-uses-for-salt-in-your-home\/"},"modified":"2013-10-24T09:00:55","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T07:00:55","slug":"smart-uses-for-salt-in-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/smart-uses-for-salt-in-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart uses for salt in your home"},"content":{"rendered":"
How many ways can you use salt
I can't think of another more versatile mineral. Salt is the most common and readily available nonmetallic mineral in the world. In fact, the supply of salt is inexhaustible.
 
For thousands of years, salt (sodium chloride) has been used to preserve food and for cleaning, and people have continued to rely on it for all kinds of nifty tricks<\/p>\n

Here are just a few of the many ways you can put salt to good use in your home:<\/p>\n

IN THE KITCHEN
Prevent fruits from browning.
Most of us use lemon or vinegar to stop peeled apples and pears from browning, but you can also drop them in lightly salted water to help them keep their color<\/p>\n

Remove odors from hands.
Oniony-garlicy fingers? I like soap and water, then rubbing them on anything made of stainless steel (it really works), but you can also rub your fingers with a salt and vinegar combo.<\/p>\n

Extend cheese life.
Prevent mold on cheese by wrapping it in a cloth moistened with saltwater before refrigerating.
Reach high peaks.<\/p>\n

Add a tiny pinch of salt when beating egg whites or whipping cream for quicker, higher peaks.
Save the bottom of your oven.<\/p>\n

If a pie or casserole bubbles over in the oven, put a handful of salt on top of the spill. It won't smoke and smell, and it will bake into a crust that makes the baked-on mess much easier to clean when it has cooled.<\/p>\n

Clean a cutting board. Cover it with bleach and salt, scrub it with a stiff brush, then rinse with very hot water and wipe with a clean cloth. Repeat with each use.<\/p>\n

PERSONAL CARE
Extend toothbrush life.
Soak toothbrushes in salt water before your first use; they'll last longer
Ease mouth problems.
For cankers, abscesses, and other mouth sores, rinse your mouth with a weak solution of warm saltwater several times a day.
Relieve bee-sting pain.
Ouch? Immediately dampen area and pack on a small pile of salt to reduce pain and swelling
Ease throat pain.
Mix salt and warm water, gargle to relieve a sore throat.<\/p>\n

AROUND THE HOUSE
Deter ants.
Sprinkle salt at doorways, window sills, and anywhere else ants sneak into your house. Ants don't like to walk on salt.<\/p>\n

Make play dough.
Use 1 cup flour, 1\/2 cup salt, 1 cup water, 2 tablespoons oil, and 2 tablespoons cream of tartar. Stir together flour, cream of tartar, salt, and oil, and slowly add water. Cook over medium heat stirring frequently until dough becomes stiff. Spread onto wax paper and let cool. Knead the dough with your hands until it reaches a good dough consistency.<\/p>\n

Deter patio weeds.
If weeds or grass grow between bricks or blocks in your patio, sidewalk, or driveway, carefully spread salt between the cracks, then sprinkle with water or wait for rain to wet it down.<\/p>\n

CLEANING
Salt works as an effective yet gentle scouring agent. Salt also serves as a catalyst for other ingredients, such as vinegar, to boost cleaning and deodorizing action. For a basic soft scrub, make a paste with lots of salt, baking soda and dish soap and use on appliances, enamel, porcelain, etc.
 
Clean sink drains.
Pour salt mixed with hot water down the kitchen sink regularly to deodorize and keep grease from building up.
 
Remove water rings.
Gently rub a thin paste of salt and vegetable oil on the white marks caused by beverage glasses and hot dishes on wooden tables.
 
Clean greasy pans.
Cast-iron skillets can be cleaned with a good sprinkling of salt and paper towels.<\/p>\n

LAUNDRY
Brighten colors.
Wash colored curtains or washable fiber rugs in a saltwater solution to brighten the colors. Brighten faded rugs and carpets by rubbing them briskly with a cloth that has been dipped in a strong saltwater solution and wrung out.
Remove blood stains.
Soak the stained cloth in cold saltwater, then launder in warm, soapy water and boil after the wash. (Use only on cotton, linen, or other natural fibers that can take high heat.)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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