"What's the difference," she asked her equally pretty boyfriend, "between balsamic vinegar and white vinegar?"
Well, one is used for cooking and the other for cleaning toilets. I left the young couple to mull over this quandary.
White vinegar is an amazing cleaner and can substitute for products from fabric softener to Windex. It's so inexpensive you'll think about treating yourself to some high quality red wine vinegar. Who am I kidding — I meant red wine.
But don't stop there. Regular household cleaners contribute to indoor pollution, which can be 2 to 5 times as high indoors. Scrub the bathtub with baking soda. Substitute lemon juice for bleach. Did you know you can make your own laundry detergent?
And with all these natural products, no risk of poisoning your family. Fill a spray bottle with 1/3 vinegar to 2/3 water, give the kids a rag and let them help with light cleaning. Internet recipes abound but here are a few of my favorites.
Tip: The biggest complaint about vinegar is the streaking. Help by wiping down the cleaned window/mirror with wadded up newspaper (that's a old-timey tip I got from my grandma) and never clean in direct sunlight.
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