7 Things You Need To Know About Vinegar!

For most of us, we know that vinegar is what the elder women in our lives used to pickle certain foods. But did you know there are tons of uses for this smelly concoction?

White vinegar, as with most kinds of vinegar, it is actually made by distilling and fermenting different types of foods.

Historically, vinegar was made by distilling such foods as potatoes, sugar beets, molasses, or whey. However, the exact recipes used in the fermentation process depended solely on the region where it was being made and the seasons.

Today most kinds of vinegar are produced from distilling and fermenting grain alcohols. Otherwise known as ethanol. This type of fermentation does not have any nutrients, therefore, other ingredients such as yeast or phosphates must be added to the process to achieve proper fermentation.

Today, we will look at 7 different things you should know about vinegar. And some of the uses that can help better our lives and homes!

Number one: (1) Weeds in your yard! Yep, that’s right. Vinegar is almost 7% acetic acid and about 80% water. For this reason, it makes a great astringent for your yard. When mixed with a tad bit more water and sprayed on the lawn, the acid utterly destroys any and all weeds!

Number Two: (2) The overall acidity of vinegar makes this natural wonder an awesome cleaning supply! Powerful and all-natural, vinegar can make a short job of any greasy mess and is effective at disinfecting!

Number Three: (3) White vinegar is known to attack and kill all different types of mold species! It’s incredibly powerful on mold stains as well!

Number Four: (4) Vinegar is widely used in the kitchen all over the world for such thing’s as baking, pickling, sauces, and marinades!

Number Five: (5) Vinegar is widely speculated to be an excellent ‘blood glucose’ controller. It has been heavily studied for its many positive effects for diabetics!

Number Six: (6)Vinegar has dazzled many a young chef for its culinary magic but did you know that it can also be used as an anti-microbial? That’s right. Vinegar is an all-natural way of treating disgusting and painful nail fungus as well as blisters from ‘shingles’!

Number Seven: (7) It is said that vinegar is also an excellent way to reduce stubborn body fat and control wayward high cholesterol!

Is it magic?

No, it’s not a magic concoction brewed up to cure all your day to day ills and aches. But vinegar is the next best thing to a magic wand. And might someday soon be a staple of your household as well.

As time goes on and researchers discover more and more about this natural ‘wonder-drug’, we might all soon discover that all our bodies truly need are good nutrient-rich natural foods and vitamins and minerals to keep us healthy and strong!

As always, do your own research and try vinegar instead of reaching for the medicine cabinet door!

If you find this article useful, drop me a comment, and don’t forget to let me know what your favorite use of vinegar is!