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46 smart uses for salt
How many ways can you use salt? According to the Salt Institute, about 14,000! The salt website has tons of handy tips for using salt around the house, and the best of the bunch -- plus my additions -- are listed below.
I can't think of another more versatile mineral. Salt is the most common and readily available nonmetallic mineral in the world. In fact, the supply of salt is inexhaustible.
For thousands of years, salt (sodium chloride) has been used to preserve food and for cleaning, and people have continued to rely on it for all kinds of nifty tricks.
So with its nontoxic friendliness and status as an endlessly abundant resource, let's swap out some toxic solutions for ample, innocuous, and inexpensive salt.
There are a number of forms of salt produced for consumption (and by default, housekeeping!): unrefined salt (such as sea salt), refined salt (table salt), and iodized salt. Kosher salt is sodium chloride processed to have flat crystals. And in case you're wondering, Epsom salt is an entirely different stuff: magnesium sulfate to be exact (which is a salt that I consider to be, essentially, miraculous).
Here are just a few of the many ways you can put salt to good use in your home:
In the Kitchen
Aside from all of the alchemy that salt performs in terms of baking chemistry and food flavor, salt has a number of other great applications in the kitchen.
Test egg freshness.
Put two teaspoons of salt in a cup of water and place an egg in it -- a fresh egg will sink, an older egg will float. Because the air cell in an egg increases as it ages, an older egg is more buoyant. This doesn't mean a floating egg is rotten, just more mature. Crack the egg into a bowl and examine it for any funky odor or appearance -- if it's rotten, your nose will tell you. (Bonus fact: if you have hard-boiled eggs that are difficult to peel, that means they are fresh!)
Set poached eggs.
Because salt increases the temperature of boiling water, it helps to set the whites more quickly when eggs are dropped into the water for poaching.
Prevent fruits from browning.
Most of us use lemon or vinegar to stop peeled apples and pears from browning, but you can also drop them in lightly salted water to help them keep their color.
Shell nuts more easily.
Soak pecans and walnuts in salt water for several hours before shelling to make it easier to remove the meat.
Prevent cake icing crystals.
A little salt added to cake icings prevents them from sugaring.
Remove odors from hands.
Oniony-garlicy fingers? I like soap and water, then rubbing them on anything made of stainless steel (it really works), but you can also rub your fingers with a salt and vinegar combo.
Reach high peaks.
Add a tiny pinch of salt when beating egg whites or whipping cream for quicker, higher peaks.
Extend cheese life.
Prevent mold on cheese by wrapping it in a cloth moistened with saltwater before refrigerating.
Save the bottom of your oven.
If a pie or casserole bubbles over in the oven, put a handful of salt on top of the spill. It won't smoke and smell, and it will bake into a crust that makes the baked-on mess much easier to clean when it has cooled.
Personal Care
Extend toothbrush life.
Soak toothbrushes in salt water before your first use; they'll last longer.
Clean teeth.
Use one part fine salt to two parts baking soda -- dip your toothbrush in the mix and brush as usual. You can also use the same mix dissolved in water for orthodontic appliances.
Rinse your mouth.
Mix equal parts salt and baking soda in water for a fresh and deodorizing mouth rinse.
Ease mouth problems.
For cankers, abscesses, and other mouth sores, rinse your mouth with a weak solution of warm saltwater several times a day.
Relieve bee-sting pain.
Ouch? Immediately dampen area and pack on a small pile of salt to reduce pain and swelling.
Treat mosquito bites.
A saltwater soak can do wonders for that special mosquito-bite itch -- a poultice of salt mixed with olive oil can help too.
Treat poison ivy.
Same method as for treating mosquito bites. (Salt doesn't seem to distinguish between itches.)
Have an exfoliating massage.
After bathing and while still wet give yourself a massage with dry salt. It freshens skin and boosts circulation.
Ease throat pain.
Mix salt and warm water, gargle to relieve a sore throat.
Around the House
Deter ants.
Sprinkle salt at doorways, window sills, and anywhere else ants sneak into your house. Ants don't like to walk on salt.
Extinguish grease fires.
Keep a box of salt near your stove and oven, and if a grease fire flares up, douse the flames with salt. (Never use water on grease fires; it will splatter the burning grease.) When salt is applied to fire, it acts like a heat sink and dissipates the heat from the fire -- it also forms an oxygen-excluding crust to smother the fire.
Drip-proof candles.
If you soak new candles in a strong salt solution for a few hours, then dry them well, they will not drip as much when you burn them.
Keep cut flowers fresh.
A dash of salt added to the water in a flower vase will keep cut flowers fresh longer. (You can also try an aspirin or a dash of sugar for the same effect.)
Arrange artificial flowers.
Artificial flowers can be held in place by pouring salt into the vase, adding a little cold water and then arranging the flowers. The salt become solid as it dries and holds the flowers in place.
Make play dough.
Use 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, 1 cup water, 2 tablespoons oil, and 2 tablespoons cream of tartar. Stir together flour, cream of tartar, salt, and oil, and slowly add water. Cook over medium heat stirring frequently until dough becomes stiff. Spread onto wax paper and let cool. Knead the dough with your hands until it reaches a good dough consistency. (Read about juice dyes here.)
Repair walls.
To fill nail holes, fix chips or other small dings in white sheet-rock or plaster walls, mix 2 tablespoons salt and 2 tablespoons cornstarch, then add enough water (about 5 teaspoons) to make a thick paste. Use the paste to fill the holes.
Deter patio weeds.
If weeds or grass grow between bricks or blocks in your patio, sidewalk, or driveway, carefully spread salt between the cracks, then sprinkle with water or wait for rain to wet it down.
Kill poison ivy.
Mix three pounds of salt with a gallon of soapy water (use a gentle dish soap) and apply to leaves and stems with a sprayer, avoiding any plant life that you want to keep.
De-ice sidewalks and driveways.
One of the oldest tricks in the book! Lightly sprinkle rock salt on walks and driveways to keep snow and ice from bonding to the pavement and allow for easier shoveling/scraping. But don't overdo it; use the salt sensibly to avoid damage to plants and paws.
Tame a wild barbecue.
Toss a bit of salt on flames from food dripping in barbecue grills to reduce the flames and calm the smoke without cooling the coals (like water does).
Cleaning
Salt works as an effective yet gentle scouring agent. Salt also serves as a catalyst for other ingredients, such as vinegar, to boost cleaning and deodorizing action. For a basic soft scrub, make a paste with lots of salt, baking soda and dish soap and use on appliances, enamel, porcelain, etc.
Clean sink drains.
Pour salt mixed with hot water down the kitchen sink regularly to deodorize and keep grease from building up.
Remove water rings.
Gently rub a thin paste of salt and vegetable oil on the white marks caused by beverage glasses and hot dishes on wooden tables.
Clean greasy pans.
Cast-iron skillets can be cleaned with a good sprinkling of salt and paper towels.
Clean stained cups.
Mix salt with a dab of dish soap to make a soft scrub for stubborn coffee and tea stains.
Clean refrigerators.
A mix of salt and soda water can be used to wipe out and deodorize the inside of your refrigerator, a nice way to keep chemical-y cleaners away from your food.
Clean brass or copper.
Mix equal parts of salt, flour, and vinegar to make a paste, and rub the paste on the metal. After letting it sit for an hour, clean with a soft cloth or brush and buff with a dry cloth.
Clean rust.
Mix salt and cream of tartar with just enough water to make a paste. Rub on rust, let dry, brush off and buff with a dry, soft cloth. You can also use the same method with a mix of salt and lemon.
Clean a glass coffee pot.
Every diner waitress' favorite tip: add salt and ice cubes to a coffee pot, swirl around vigorously, and rinse. The salt scours the bottom, and the ice helps to agitate it more for a better scrub.
Laundry
Attack wine spills.
If a tipsy guest tips wine on your cotton or linen tablecloth, blot up as much as possible and immediately cover the wine with a pile of salt, which will help pull the remaining wine away form the fiber. After dinner, soak the tablecloth in cold water for 30 minutes before laundering.
Quell oversudsing.
Since, of course, we are all very careful in how much detergent we use in our laundry, we never have too many suds. But if someone overfills ... you can eliminate excess suds with a sprinkle of salt.
Dry clothes in the winter.
Use salt in the final laundry rinse to prevent clothes from freezing if you use an outdoor clothes line in the winter.
Brighten colors.
Wash colored curtains or washable fiber rugs in a saltwater solution to brighten the colors. Brighten faded rugs and carpets by rubbing them briskly with a cloth that has been dipped in a strong saltwater solution and wrung out.
Remove perspiration stains.
Add four tablespoons of salt to one quart of hot water and sponge the fabric with the solution until stains fade.
Remove blood stains.
Soak the stained cloth in cold saltwater, then launder in warm, soapy water and boil after the wash. (Use only on cotton, linen, or other natural fibers that can take high heat.)
Tackle mildew or rust stains.
Moisten stained spots with a mixture of lemon juice and salt, then spread the item in the sun for bleaching -- then rinse and dry.
Clean a gunky iron bottom.
Sprinkle a little salt on a piece of paper and run the hot iron over it to remove rough, sticky spots.
Set color.
Salt is used commonly in the textile industry, but works at home too. If a dye isn't colorfast, soak the garment for an hour in 1/2 gallon of water to which you've added 1/2 cup vinegar and 1/2 cup salt, then rinse. If rinse water has any color in it, repeat. Use only on single-colored fabric or madras. If the item is multicolored, dry-clean it to avoid running all of the colors together.
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How can you make a simple water purification system that separates water and salt or gravel for a project?
It's for a project that we need to do. I need to make a simple water purification system that seperates water and salt and/or gravel for a project?
Distill it! Check out this website, it's really simple.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distillation
Or poke small holes in the bottom of a plastic cup, and make layers of sand, gravel, and cotton (like cotton balls or a bandana) and pour the water in. That's easiest.
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A Sprinkle Of Salt For Your Freshwater Aquarium!
Did you know that freshwater fish use salt? While it is true that freshwater fish and plants in their natural habitat are used to water of one in a million salt content, a sprinkle of crystal rock salt in one's aquarium is a secret long guarded in the fish-keeping hobby. This mineral which may come from evaporated seawater or deposits of rocks is both a purifier and a stimulant. It is a natural ingredient for purifying water and for energizing stressed or wounded fish. However, salt can only be effective in small quantities because excessive use is harmful to your pet in the same manner that it increases the risk in heart problems, kidney malfunctions and high blood pressures among humans. Again, proper use must be practiced at all times. One should be guided by the following questions: What type of salt should be used for a freshwater aquarium? When and how frequent should it be used? Is it functional to all fish types? Freshwater aquarium salt is a mystery to most but it is not that weird.
The Best Aquarium Salt
Salt generally comes in two forms: Anti caking agents like tricalcium phosphate, fatty acid salts and magnesium oxide are found in unrefined sea salts which have magnesium and calcium compounds. Its products include table salt, baking soda, washing soda, rock salt and kosher salt. Table salt, which is popular in cooking, is the best for aquariums as it is composed of 97 to 99 percent sodium chloride or NaCl.
However, it also contains low concentration anti-caking agents that may be harmful to freshwater fish. Aquarium Salt, a commercial product free of additives and is composed purely of sodium and chloride ions is especially manufactured for freshwater aquariums. Salt, freshwater and other marine tanks have a particular salt for them. In the absence though of processed Aquarium Salt, non-iodized table salt that is readily available in anyone's kitchen or dining table is the best bet.
Salt as a Water-Purifier and Fish-Medication
Present tap water usually has a very low salt content compared to water at natural breeding areas. Besides radiating a feel of home among fish, the addition of salt defeats toxic chemicals like nitrites. This way you avoid fish poisoning. Salt can also fight disease-causing parasites such as Chilodonella cyprinid, Costia, Anchorworms, pathogens like the protozoan Ichthyophthirius and skin flukes Gyrodactylus that may proliferate in the aquarium. Whenever a fish is sick or is stressed, it experiences heavy loss in ions and sodium.
The fish can benefit from the salt by getting back from it what the fish has lost due to illness or stress, and that will benefit the gills and therefore oxygen intake. In wounds, salt can aid in faster healing by the process called hyperosmolarity wherein the fish's blood flow is encouraged to increase production of bodily fluids for fresh plasma to deal with the wound.
Salt Formula
The basic formula for a full aquarium medication is one tablespoon of salt for every five gallons of water. Thus, for a 75 gallon tank, you need 15 tablespoons of salt. This is done in the first set-up and in proceeding water changes. For example, if you change 20 gallons from the 75 gallon after one month, you only have to add 4 tablespoons of salt. Each full salt medication is good for three weeks. For short medication such as in the case of initial nitrite attack, only add one half ounce of salt per gallon of water to neutralize the tank.
The same short salt exposure is needed in an initial parasite attack: First, add 4 teaspoons of salt in one gallon of water placed in a bucket, put the stressed fish in the bucket then return it to the tank after half an hour. Generally, salt must be thoroughly pre-dissolved in another container before adding to the tank to avoid burns in fish scales and skin.
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Not all freshwater fish though are compatible with salt as effective ingredient in fighting disease, parasites and nitrite-poisoning. some freshwater aquarium fish respond well to water with plenty of salt while others abslutely will not.
For example, adding salt as a method to treat water and fish works well with swordtails, mollies, cichlids and livebearers like brackish water fish species that especially like electrolytes found in sodium. Some fish can benefit from the addition of salt by getting woulds healed, increasing gill function and preventing the formation of other toxins in the fish tank. fish can have issues with the salt in the tank if they do not experience it often enough per year. Meanwhile, fish that are used with very soft water and those that do not have scales like the plecostomus, cordydoras, angelfish, neon tetras, cardinal tetras, rummy nose tetras, hatchetfish, elephantnoses, eels and discus are known to be allergic to salt.
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