- Better Beans: Add 2 teaspoons of vinegar to the pot when cooking dried
beans. It will make them tender and easier on the digestive system,thus
producing less stomach gas.
- Better Doughnuts:To keep homemade doughnuts from becoming soggy, add a
tablespoon of vinegar to the frying fat. The vinegar keeps the doughnuts
from becoming greasy.
- Easy-Cut Gelatin: Add 1 tablespoon vinegar to each package of gelatin.
It improves the texture and makes it easier to cut.
- Perk up Canned Food: Add a teaspoon of red wine vinegar to canned gravy,
soup, or sauces. The vinegar adds flavor and makes the canned food taste
fresher.
- Better Eggs:When boiling eggs, add 2 tablespoons of white vinegar per
quart of water before boiling. This will prevent cracking and the shells
will peel off faster and more easily.
- Fluffy Rice:To make white rice fluffy and less sticky, add 1 teaspoon of
white distilled or rice vinegar to the boiling water.
- Moist Cake:To make any homemade or boxed chocolate cake recipe moist and
fluffier, add a spoonful of vinegar to the dry ingredients. you'll be
amazed at the difference.
- Meat Tenderizer:Meat fibers are broken down and tenderized by vinegar.
Less expensive,lean cuts of meat can be used in most recipes without
sacrificing flavor. Soak the meat in vinegar overnight, if desired rinse
off the vinegar before cooking.
- Fried Foods:Make fried foods taste less greasy by adding a tablespoon of
vinegar to the pan or deep fryer before adding the oil.
- Dish too Salty? If you add too much salt to a recipe, don't toss it out:
add a teaspoon of cider vinegar and a teaspoon of sugar to eliminate the
salty taste.
- Too Much Sugar?If you add too much sugar to a main dish or vegetable
recipe add a teaspoon of cider vinegar to save the dish.
- Perfect Meringue: Add vinegar to
the egg whites. Add 1/2 teaspoon vinegar to every 3 egg whites used.
Your meringue will be fluffy, yet stable.
- Shiny Frosting: Add 1/2 teaspoon vinegar to hamemade frosting to make
the texture soft and creamy. White frosting will look very white and
shiny.
- Save wilted vegetables:To revive wilted vegetables, quickly dunk them in
hot tap water, then place them in a bowl of ice water with a tablespoon
of cider or white vinegar.
- Spaghetti-sauce-Flavor Booster: Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to home made
or store-bought spaghetti sauce to improve the flavor.
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