Baking Soda Yum Yum

Dissolve 4 tablespoons of baking soda in 1 quart of warm water for a general cleaner. Or use backing soda on a damp sponge. Baking soda will clean and deodorize all kitchen and bathroom surfaces.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda to a glass of water and take with an aspirin to avoid indigestion.

Mix 2 tablespoons baking soda with 2 tablespoons borax

Create nontoxic pastes with baking soda and water, add food coloring. Apply paste with a sponge using stencils. Can be used on windows, paper, etc.
Mix a small amount of baking soda into childrens tempera paints to make cleanup easier.

Soak bottles, nipples and rims overnight in a large bowl filled with hot water and 1/2 box baking soda. Or boil the bottles for 3 minutes in 3 tablespoons baking soda and water.

When a baby spits up on your shirt, wipe up excess then sprinkle the spot with baking soda. Let it dry and brush it off. Odor is gone and the stain doesn't set.

Wash new baby clothes to remove any chemical finishes by washing them in mild soap and 1/2 cup baking soda.

Clean stuffed animals or fabric toys that can't be washed by shaking in a bag with baking soda which will absorb the dirt and grime. Let it sit for 15 minutes before brushing, shaking and/or vacuuming off the dry baking soda.

Fight diaper rash by sprinkling a little baking soda in warm water - NOT alone as a powder - for cleaning baby's bottom areas. The baking soda soothes and helps diaper rash heal by neutralizing the acid from urine.

Sprinkle on carpet and wait 15 minutes or over night. Vacuum.

Clean dirt and residue off fruit and veggies by sprinkling baking soda on a wet sponge and scrubbing. Or wash them in a bowl full of cool water with 2-3 tablespoons of baking soda.

Weekly put some vinegar and baking soda down your drain to break down fat and keep your drain smelling fresh.

Pour 1/2 cup baking soda down the drain and add a 1/2 cup white vinegar. Cover the drain if possible. Let stand for a few minutes then pour a kettle of bowling water down the drain to flush it. (Do not use this method after any commercial drain opener has been used.)

Vinegar can be used to clean most floors and to remove gum, but to remove black heel marks, make a baking soda paste with water and scrub the mark. (I might have to start a new list for vinegar. Let me know if you want it.)

Get rid of spaghetti or catsup stains by sprinkling with baking sod and rubbing with a damp cloth, then rinse clean.

Sprinkle baking soda on your front steps to provide traction and melt ice. It won't damage outside surfaces or inside ones when it gets tracked in the house. Mix with sand if you need more texture.

1/4 to 1/2 baking soda per wash load makes clothes feel soft and smell fresh.
(Can't pass this up even though it is for vinegar - to remove smoky odors from clothes, maybe you can't do laundry, fill your bathtub with hot water and add 1 cup white vinegar. Hang clothes above the steaming bath water.)

Sprinkle baking soda lightly on soil around tomato plants. It sweetens tomatoes by lowering their acidity and discourages pests. Sprinkle around flower beds, it discourages rabbits from nibbling.

Combine 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1/3 cup cooking oil. Combine 2 teaspoons of this mixture with 1 cup water and fill plant sprayer. This will kill ahids, spider mites and white flies, but is benign to beneficial insects (so someone says).

Sprinkle on sidwalk cracks and sweep into the cracks.

Dip cut flowers in a solution of baking soda and water to exten their life.

Make a thick paste of 4 tablespoons of more of baking soda and 1/4 cup warm water. Rub the paste on the spot.

Sprinkle baking soda into the bowl then drizzle with vinegar and scour with a toilet brush. Do not mix with bleach, ammonia or toilet bowl cleaner.

Add 2 tablespoons of baking soda to your bath water and you won't have to worry about it.

Sprinkle baking soda on a damp rag and clean glass. Rinse with clean water and polish with a soft cloth.