Most of us already know that a teaspoon of baking soda in the batter will make the muffins rise, but who knew that a pinch of it mixed with scrambled eggs will make them fluffier or added to water will make steamed vegetables stay green?
Aside from cooking, however, everyone knows that an open box of baking soda in the fridge will absorb strong odors. But did you also know that it has many other helpful household uses? The list below offers some other household hacks or tricks you can use with this simple and affordable ingredient:
✯ Add baking soda to bath water to relieve itchy skin caused by bug bites or poison ivy
✯ Pour a cup of baking soda followed by a cup of hot vinegar down a stopped up drain to unclog it
✯ Use as a cleaning agent to polish tarnished silver or remove rust stains
✯ Use baking soda to freshen toothbrushes and clean dishwashers and coffee makers
✯ Add baking soda to kitty litter and the laundry to help freshen and deodorize
✯ Sprinkle baking soda on a wet sponge to scrub residue off a cast-iron skil let
✯ Baking soda can be used to extinguish a grease fire
✯ Apply baking soda to sidewalk and driveway cracks as a non-toxic weed killer
✯ A dusting of baking soda around pet food bowls will keep ants away
A couple of cautions about baking soda, though: Its magic powers fade with time, so check the expiration date on the box. Most important, don’t mix it with other cleaning products. The chemical reaction could be toxic.
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