60 Uses for Salt

It's inexpensive and you have it around the house anyway, so why not put salt to it's
full use...

  1. A dash of salt in warm milk makes a more relaxing beverage.

  2. Before using new glasses, soak them in warm salty water for awhile.
  3. A dash of salt enhances the taste of tea.
  4. Salt improves the taste of cooking apples.
  5. Rub any wicker furniture you may have with salt water to prevent yellowing.
  6. Salt and soda will sweeten the odor of your refrigerator.
  7. Salty water boils faster when cooking eggs.
  8. A tiny pinch of salt with egg whites makes them beat up fluffier.
  9. Test the freshness of eggs in a cup of salt water; fresh eggs sink; bad ones float.
  10. Freshen sponges by soaking them in salt water.
  11. Remove offensive odors from stove with salt and cinnamon.
  12. Remove odors from sink drainpipes with a strong, hot solution of salt water.
  13. Cover wine-stained fabric with salt; rinse in cool water later.
  14. Soak discolored glass in a salt and vinegar solution to remove stains.
  15. Soak wrinkled apples in a mildly salted water solution to perk them up.
  16. To remove grease stains in clothing, mix one part salt to four parts alcohol.
  17. A dash of salt improves the taste of coffee.
  18. A pinch of salt improves the flavor of cocoa.
  19. Use salt to clean your discolored coffeepot.
  20. Add raw potatoes to stews and soups that are too salty.
  21. Milk stays fresh longer when a little salt is added.
  22. Use salt for killing weeds in your lawn.
  23. Sprinkle salt in your oven before scrubbing clean.
  24. Clean greasy pans with a paper towel and salt.
  25. Salt and lemon juice removes mildew.
  26. Fabric colors hold fast in salty water wash.
  27. Rinse a sore eye with a little salt water.
  28. Soak stained hankies in salt water before washing.
  29. Sprinkle salt on your shelves to keep ants away.
  30. Soak fish in salt water before de-scaling; the scales will come off easier.
  31. Put a few grains of rice in your salt shaker for easier pouring.
  32. Add salt to green salads to prevent wilting.
  33. Rub salt on your pancake griddle and your flapjacks won't stick.
  34. Boil mismatched hose in salty water and they will come out matched.
  35. Mildly salted water makes an effective mouthwash. Use it hot for a sore throat gargle.
  36. Dry salt sprinkled on your toothbrush makes a good tooth polisher.
  37. Use equal parts of salt and soda for brushing your teeth.
  38. Soak toothbrushes in salt water before you first use them; they will last longer.
  39. Mix salt with turpentine to whiten you bathtub and toilet bowl.
  40. Polish your old kerosene lamp with salt for a brighter look.
  41. Boil clothespins in salt water before using them and they will last longer.
  42. Clean brass, copper and pewter with paste made of salt and vinegar, thickened with flour.
  43. Add a little salt to the water your cut flowers will stand in for a longer life.
  44. Pour a mound of salt on an ink spot on your carpet; let the salt soak up the stain.
  45. Clean you iron by rubbing some salt on the damp cloth on the ironing surface.
  46. Adding a little salt to the water when cooking foods in a double boiler will make the food cook faster.
  47. Use a mixture of salt and lemon juice to clean piano keys.
  48. To fill plaster holes in your walls, use equal parts of salt and starch, with just enough water to make a stiff putty.
  49. Sprinkle salt between sidewalk bricks where you don't want grass growing.
  50. Add a pinch of salt to whipping cream to make it whip more quickly.
  51. Eliminate excess suds with a sprinkle of salt.
  52. Sprinkle salt in milk-scorched pans to remove odor.
  53. Clean your greens in salt water for easier removal of dirt.
  54. Gelatin sets more quickly when a dash of salt is added.
  55. Fruits put in mildly salted water after peeling will not discolor
  56. Add a little salt to your boiling water when cooking eggs; a cracked egg will stay in its shell this way.
  57. If a pie bubbles over in your oven, put a handful of salt on top of the spilled juice. The mess won't smell and will bake into a dry, light crust which will wipe off easily when the oven has cooled.
  58. Soak enamel pans in salt water overnight and boil salt water in them next day to remove burned on stains
  59. Soak your clothesline in salt water to prevent your clothes from freezing to the line; likewise, use salt in your final rinse to prevent the clothes from freezing.
  60. Soak your nuts in salt brine overnight and they will crack out of their shells whole. Just tap the end of the shell with a hammer to break it open easily. back to gkhomecleaners.html