{"id":82,"date":"2013-11-14T08:15:08","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T06:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2013\/11\/14\/extraordinary-uses-for-bicarbonate-of-sodabaking-soda\/"},"modified":"2013-11-14T08:15:08","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T06:15:08","slug":"extraordinary-uses-for-bicarbonate-of-sodabaking-soda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/extraordinary-uses-for-bicarbonate-of-sodabaking-soda\/","title":{"rendered":"Extraordinary uses for bicarbonate of soda\/baking soda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the Home<\/strong>
•    Keep cut flowers fresh longer by adding a teaspoon to the water in the vase.<\/p>\n

•    Put out small fires on rugs, upholstery, clothing, and wood.<\/p>\n

•     Put an open container of baking soda in the fridge to absorb the odors.<\/p>\n

•    Sprinkle it on your ashtrays to reduce bad odor and prevent smoldering.<\/p>\n

•    Sprinkle it on your slippers, boots, shoes, and socks to eliminate foul odor.<\/p>\n

•    After feeding your baby, wipe his shirt with a moist cloth sprinkled with baking soda to remove the odor.<\/p>\n

•    Wipe your windshield with it to repel rain.<\/p>\n

•     Improve the smell of dishrags by soaking them in baking soda and water.<\/p>\n

•     Suck it in with your vacuum cleaner to remove the odor.<\/p>\n

•     Freshen the air by mixing baking soda with your favorite perfumed bath salts. Put the mixture in small sachet bags.<\/p>\n

•     Restore stiff brushes by boiling them in a solution of 1\/2 gallon of water, 1\/4 cup of vinegar, and a cup of baking soda.<\/p>\n

•     Put it under sinks and along basement windows to repel cockroaches and ants.<\/p>\n

•     Scatter baking soda around flowerbeds to prevent rabbits from eating your veggies.<\/p>\n

•     Sweeten your tomatoes by sprinkling baking soda on the soil around your tomato plants.<\/p>\n

•    Sprinkle it onto your cat’s litter box to absorb the bad odor.<\/p>\n

In Cooking<\/strong><\/p>\n

•    Remove the fishy smell from your fillets by soaking the raw fish in a baking soda solution for an hour inside the fridge.<\/p>\n

•    Make fluffier omelets by adding half a teaspoon of baking soda for every three eggs used.<\/p>\n

•    Soak dried beans to a baking soda solution to make them more digestible.<\/p>\n

•    Use it as a substitute for baking powder by mixing with it with cream of tartar or vinegar.<\/p>\n

•    Wash fruits and vegetables with it.<\/p>\n


Cleaning Purposes<\/strong><\/p>\n

•    Make a thick paste of baking soda and water, and used it to scrub enameled cast iron and stainless steel.<\/p>\n

•    Mix four tablespoons of baking soda with a quart of warm water, and use it to clean the inside part of an oven.<\/p>\n

•    Use it to unclog gas stoves.<\/p>\n

•    Use it to get rid of stale odors from cooling containers and thermos bottles.<\/p>\n

•    Run your coffee maker with a baking soda solution, then rinse.<\/p>\n

•    Combine with hot water to clean baby bottles.<\/p>\n

•     Sprinkle it on braai grills, and then rinse it off.<\/p>\n

•    Scatter it on your greasy garage floor, scrub the floor, and rinse.<\/p>\n

•     Remove burned-on food from a pan by soaking it in a baking soda solution for 10 minutes before washing.<\/p>\n

•     Clean your ashtrays with a baking soda solution.<\/p>\n

•     Keep your drains clean by putting four tablespoons of baking soda in them each week. Flush it down with hot water.<\/p>\n

•     Clean your shower curtains by soaking them in baking soda and water.<\/p>\n

•     Put it on a small brush to rub canvas handbags clean.<\/p>\n

•    Use it to remove melted plastic bread wrapper from a toaster. Sprinkle baking soda on a damp rug, and then use the rug to clean the toaster.<\/p>\n

•     Use it to clean your retainers and dentures.<\/p>\n

•     Boost your laundry detergent’s cleaning power by sprinkling a handful on dirty clothes.<\/p>\n

•     Combine it with water to make a paste for polishing stainless steel and chrome.<\/p>\n

•     Remove scratches and crayon marks from vinyl floors and walls.
•     Clean your shoes with it.<\/p>\n

•    . Clean garbage cans with it.<\/p>\n

•     Use it to wash diapers.<\/p>\n

•    Clean the fridge with it.<\/p>\n

•    Soak brushes and combs in a baking soda solution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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