Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things Author:Marilyn Bader, Don Earnest (Editor) Polish your rings with toothpaste? Absolutely! In fact, you can clean piano keys and even ink stains with the stuff. Surprised? Then get ready. Extraordinary Uses for Everyday Things has thousands of ways to help you get a better value out of more than 200 everyday items you probably already have in your home. — Condition your ... more »skin with salt? You can! There are 64 more intriguing uses for everyday table salt. Here’s a sampling: Kill weeds in walkway cracks, keep milk fresh and cheese mold-free, shell pecans more easily, repel fleas, and clean your clothes iron.
Feed your plants baking soda? Yes! And we have 82 other clever applications for inexpensive generic baking soda. Things like washing wallpaper, eliminating fish odor, removing stains and scratches on your countertop, clearing clogged drains… the list goes on for pages.
Clean your computer with vinegar? It’s true! That’s just one of 175 surprising things you can do with plain old white vinegar. Discover how to use it to remove bumper stickers, revitalize leather, tenderize meat, banish bugs, sharpen pant creases, keep cut flowers fresh, and more!« less