5 Uses for Vinegar

The Mr is away on business and the little one and I have been flying solo. So naturally, that means waking up early on a Saturday and cooking up 20 buttermilk pancakes. That makes sense for one person and a one year old, right? The recipe calls for one egg so I wasn't sure how to split it. If anyone has suggestions for that please let me know! I'm just freezing the leftovers for later.

All that cooking made me think of how many times I've used vinegar this past week. What? How do pancakes make me think of vinegar? Because I used it in my recipe! I used to buy buttermilk for baking only to have it go bad and have to throw it out. (I do, however, still buy it when I fry a bunch of chicken since it gets used up in my recipe.) So here's my top 5 uses for this inexpensive staple, starting with cooking:

1) Make your own Buttermilk: Add 1 Tbsp Vinegar to 1 Cup milk and let sit for a few minutes.

2) Clean clogged faucet head: get a small zip top bag and pour a little vinegar in it. Put it over the faucet and secure with rubber bands or twist ties. Leave on for at least an hour or overnight if you can. Scrub off leftover gunk with an old toothbrush. 

3) Clean windows: I just put a little vinegar on a microfiber cloth and rub. I ran out of glass cleaner this week and this really worked well!

4) Freshen and clean disposal: Pour a half cup of baking soda down the disposal, then a cup of vinegar. Let it sit and bubble up. In about 20 min, flush with hot water. Gets rid of gunk and smells.

5) Hard Boil a Cracked Egg: Add a tablespoon of Vinegar to your boiling water. The vinegar will keep the egg from leaking out.

Do you have any other uses for this wonder juice?