The fairy tale “More Salt than Gold” has already taught us that salt is more useful than all the gold and diamonds in the world. However, we now know that salt can be both a good servant and a bad master. Excess salt in the body can easily cause high blood pressure. Most of us use salt to season all kinds of food, but salt can also be used for cleaning. Try the following tricks and you will be amazed at what salt can do.
– Stain Removal
Probably every housewife reaches for the salt shaker as a first resort when wine is spilled. But salt works equally well on coffee and tea stains. Quickly swipe a tea towel over the stain, absorb the excess water, and then sprinkle salt over the stain. Let it sit for about an hour, then vacuum thoroughly. However, this only applies to liquids that have just been spilled. If it is allowed to dry, the salt will not be effective.
– Unpleasant odors on wooden cutting boards
– Wooden cutting boards are covered with a variety of bacteria from raw meat and odors from cutting onions and garlic. Sprinkle salt on the cutting board and rub it well with lemon. The cutting board will be as good as new.
– When you drop an egg on the floor
If you have ever accidentally dropped an egg on the floor, you know how hard it is to pick it up. However, if you sprinkle salt on it, the egg retracts easily and is much easier to wipe up.
– Sticky dough
Dough scraps tend to stay on the rollers and clump up, and even a wire whisk or the coarsest power won\’t help. However, if you sprinkle salt on the sticky areas first, you can quickly remove the dough.
– Burning can also be dealt with
Want to scrub a burnt pan at lunch? Just sprinkle salt on the bottom, pour hot water over it, and let it sit for a few minutes.
– Ice cream and cold drinks are ready in no time
Did you know that salt and ice react well? Prepare ice with a few tablespoons of salt. Then, simply add the drink, cream or fruit to the prepared bowl and chill it, and in no time at all, you will have a cold drink or a delicious frozen treat.