Re: cleaning with vinegar

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In a message dated 10/4/01 4:08:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

cliffybayer@... writes:

> I like to use vinegar to clean with, but my dh says it is as toxic as

> the store bought cleaners. I don't believe him and think he says this

> only bc he hates the smell. I love the smell of vinegar, but

> anyway...does anyone know if it is safe? Also, would it cause more

> yeast problems(breathing the fumes, whatever)?

> Janelle- Who is fighting off a migrane and trying to stay up until at

> least 7 pm. Kids went to bed for the night at 5 pm, so expect us all

> to be up around 4 am. that's ok, I am a morning person!

> Jane 2 1/2 pddnos - Who starts colostrum and pro bio gold tomorrow!!!

> 1 NT - Who does not have a lazy eye!!!

>

>

>

I don't know what to tell you about the toxins but I would like to know if

vinegar takes nasty smells away..Someone suggested spraying 50% water and 50%

vinegar on a bed that someone peed in and it would work like Fabreeze, but

the nasty smell would not come back..Is this true? TIA!

Sue...

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You may want to add this article to your vinegar persuasion techniques. I

find the vinegar smell dissipates rather quickly. I've used this to clean

foods for years when I lived overseas when it was a necessity not related

to this diet. I also add vinegar to bones that I am boiling down to make

stock because it helps break down the bones and makes a much more

concentrated and flavorful broth with no lingering vinegar flavor or

smell.

Sharon in Virginia

Disinfectants: Vinegar & Hydrogen Peroxide

by Judy Stouffer

You can make your kitchen a cleaner, safer place and fight bacteria,

without exposing yourself and your family to toxic chemicals that also

damage the environment. You can use a simple safe disinfecting spray that

is more effective than any of the commercial cleaners in killing

bacteria. As a bonus, it is inexpensive!

Sumner, a food scientist at Virginia

Polytechnic Institute and State University, worked out the recipe for

just such a sanitizing combo. All you need is three percent hydrogen

peroxide, the same strength available at the drug store for gargling or

disinfecting wounds, and plain white or apple cider vinegar, and a pair

of brand new clean sprayers, like the kind you use to dampen laundry

before ironing.

If you're cleaning vegetables or fruit, just spritz them well first with

both the vinegar and the hydrogen peroxide, and then rinse them off under

running water.

It doesn't matter which you use first - you can spray with the vinegar

then the hydrogen peroxide, or with the hydrogen peroxide followed by the

vinegar. You won't get any lingering taste of vinegar or hydrogen

peroxide, and neither is toxic to you if a small amount remains on the

produce.

As a bonus: The paired sprays work exceptionally well in sanitizing

counters and other food preparation surfaces - including wood cutting

boards.

In tests run at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,

pairing the two mists killed virtually all Salmonella, Shigella, or E.

coli bacteria on heavily contaminated food and surfaces when used in this

fashion, making this spray combination more effective at killing these

potentially lethal bacteria than chlorine bleach or any commercially

available kitchen cleaner.

The best results came from using one mist right after the other - it is

10 times more effective than using either spray by itself and more

effective than mixing the vinegar and hydrogen peroxide in one sprayer.

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On Thu, 04 Oct 2001 23:06:21 -0000 cliffybayer@... writes:

> I like to use vinegar to clean with, but my dh says it is as toxic as

>

> the store bought cleaners. I don't believe him and think he says

> this

> only bc he hates the smell. I love the smell of vinegar, but

> anyway...does anyone know if it is safe? Also, would it cause more

> yeast problems(breathing the fumes, whatever)?