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May 2009

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Vinegar on Chow.com
Chow.com featured a story on how to use the various varieties of vinegar in cooking in an article titled, "Way Beyond Salad Dressing - Or how to use vinegar and citrus in your cooking to punch up flavors." For the "bare minimum," the article recommends balsamic vinegar for salads and "fancified drizzling" and white wine vinegar for everything else. However, several vinegar varieties are showcased in the article, which can be accessed here.

Heloise - Thoughts on Vinegar
In a recent article distributed by King's Features Syndicate, Heloise's top 5 vinegar tips are highlighted and include: cleaning the coffee pot; cleaning cloudy drinking glasses; tenderizing meats; cleaning windows; and use as a weed killer. To read the full article, use this link.

Cleaning Tips
Just in time for spring cleaning, the Toronto Sun provided readers with some tips from the past on cleaning, including the use of vinegar to combat mildew. The tip states, "Got mildew? Try using a combination of vinegar and baking soda to remove it. When it begins to bubble and fizz, scrub away the mildew."

The dailygreen.com (the consumer's guide to the green revolution) recently featured a story titled, "7 Smart Uses for Vinegar." The uses are: clean windows; get spring fresh laundry; clean carpets; wash produce; break bad bonds; fight hiccups and cramps; and deter cats. The Vinegar Institute was also mentioned in the article, which can be accessed using this link.

Creative Uses for Vinegar
The News Tribune (Washington state) offers readers four creative uses for vinegar, including "In the Kitchen," "Green Spring Cleaning," "Does a Body Good," and "Pet Uses." Readers are also direct to The Vinegar Institute's Web site for more uses. To read the full article, use this link.

"Green" Cleaning
The online version of The Cape Cod Times recently featured a story on "green" cleaning using vinegar.  The Vinegar Institute was mentioned and several of VI's tips were included in the story.  To view the story, use this link.

Cleaning
St. Louis University Medical Center recently issued a release ("Cheap Spring Cleaning: Follow Granny's Lead) on Newswise with a focus on spring cleaning. According to the release, Donna Duberg, assistant professor of clinical laboratory science at Saint Louis University noted that vinegar, bleach and soap are what are "mostly needed" to "spiff up" the house. She offers several vinegar tips, noting "The nice thing about vinegar is it’s natural.” To read the Newswise article, click here.

An online article from Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah) featured a story on spring cleaning. Noted cleaning expert Vickie Lansky (and former VI spokesperson) touted the benefits of cleaning with vinegar. To read the article, use this link.

The online version of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution featured a story from McClatchey Tribune about the virtues of vinegar. The article, titled, "PANTRY POWERHOUSES/VINEGAR: Remove price tags, fluff sweaters and kill weed, too" touts the tips named its title. To read the article, use this link.

Instant Paint - Fun Tip for Kids
The online version of The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio) featured a story from The Baltimore Sun about using food coloring for spring time fun. One of the tips notes using vinegar for painting. See below for the tip.

Watercolors: Instant paint! Combine 1 tablespoon white vinegar with 2 teaspoons baking soda. Slowly add 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1/4 cup glycerin. Pour mixture into six to eight paper cups and let dry overnight. Once dry, add the food coloring, making sure to use a lot, as the color won't be as deep when it dries. To use, dip a paintbrush into some water, then into the paint.