TrueValue.com: "Baking Soda Bonanza
Baking soda is the duct tape of the kitchen with so many uses
We prefer to state things simpler. Baking soda is a virtual do-anything; do-everything bonanza. Here are just a few uses:
* In your dishwasher it deodorizes and cleans inside.
* As a paste it cleans smudges on wall paper and shines porcelain, jewelry and coins.
* On bee stings it lessons the pain and it’s an emollient for softer, smoother skin.
* For pets use 2 tablespoons in bathwater as shampoo. In cold weather use in powder form as a dry shampoo. Either way it adds softness and luster to their coat. Sprinkle it on carpeting to remove pet odors too.
* Make a paste to clean silver, add lemon juice to clean copper pots.
* Put it in water to make an antacid for indigestion.
* Its deodorizing ability in powder form is also legendary for your car and in smelly sneakers.
* Got a clogged drain? Mix one cup of baking soda with a cup of salt and a cup of vinegar; pour it in your drain followed by boiling water.
* Three-parts baking soda in one-part water foams away acid build up on battery terminals.
* Trouble getting on rubber gloves? Just sprinkle in some baking soda and they’ll slip right on.
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