Need help in the kitchen eHow offers quick and easy recipe ideas and cooking techniques for everyday meals as well as holidays and other celebrations. Household uses and tips for vinegar, including cleaning, removing stains, and natural remedies, from The Old Farmers Almanac. How To Make Dates Vinegar' title='How To Make Dates Vinegar' />Ways to Use Apple Cider Vinegar ACV Health Benefits. Apple cider vinegar weight loss booster, all purpose cleaner, stomach soother. A popular kitchen staple, apple cider vinegar ACV dates back to ancient times its said to have been used by Hippocrates himself. And while times have changed a lot since then, ACV is still a versatile, well known item in many homes. There are tons of ways to incorporate ACV into your daily routine, as youll see below and in the comments from Facebook fans near the end of the post. One of the most popular ways to add ACV to your diet, specifically, is by making a tea or other drink. For example, check out this recipe for homemade Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar Ginger Spice Drink or look below for the perfect drink recipe for new users of apple cider vinegar. Check out all of the awesome and creative ways to add the benefits of apple cider vinegar to your life, and let us know if you have any other creative uses Top 1. Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar 1. Use ACV in place of balsamic vinegar in salad dressing. See below for an awesome salad dressing recipe2. Add to your morning smoothie, but be carefulit has a pretty strong taste, so add a little to begin. Use it as a facial toner. Mix one part ACV to 3 4 parts water. Apply to skin with a cotton pad, let it sit for about 1. Repeat three times a day. DIY Apple Cider Vinegar All Purpose Cleaner 1 part water, 1 part ACV, 2 3 drops of your favorite essential oil. Mix in a spray bottle. Stomach Soother Try a digestion mocktail with 2 teaspoons ACV, 1 tablespoon each of fresh ginger water and fresh lemon juice, 8 ounces of sparking honey and raw honey to taste. Pour over ice and enjoy Ginger is also known for its stomach soothing properties. Learn more about ginger uses and benefits. Stop cats from biting cords around the houserub a bit on a cotton ball and onto the cord every 4 5 days. Use ACV in your bath. Add 1 cup to your bath water along with Epsom salts and lavender essential oil for a relaxing and detoxifying bath. I like using apple cider vinegar to get rid of hiccupsthe sour taste of a straight teaspoon can stop hiccups. Make a fruit fly trapPut a thin layer of ACV in a cup with a drop of dish soap. Set it out on the counter and the fruit flies will hopefully fly in and get stuck. Get rid of cat urine smelladd it to the laundry when you wash the clothing, blanket, etc. Get rid of bad breathadd tablespoon to a cup of water, and gargle for 1. Use apple cider vinegar for a healthy throat. Mix 14 cup ACV with 14 cup of warm water and gargle every hour. Beat exercise exhaustionlactic acid buildup in the body causes fatigue, while the amino acids in ACV act as an antidote. Add a tablespoon to a glass of water after a workout. Create shiny, untangled hair by adding 13 cup ACV to 4 cups of water and pour over your hair after shampooing. Leave on for a few seconds and rinse with cold water. Use it as a teeth whitener by gargling with it every morning. The vinegar helps remove stains and clean the mouth and gums. More Ways to Use Apple Cider Vinegar. When we asked our Facebook fans how they like to use apple cider vinegar, we got tons of comments Many of them were about drinking it in the morning with a glass of water. Our fans simply loved all the health benefits of apple cider vinegar. Highlights of the top uses include 1. I love to make buttermilk by souring my rice milk to make yummy stuff like Cornbread or biscuits Gluten Free and Dairy Free. Amy O. H. 1. 7Mixed with sparking water very refreshing and good for the liver  Louise F. I have a multitude of uses for this product. I sprinkle it over my foods, to get rid of the chicken smell of chicken and enhance the flavors of other foods. I use the regular distilled vinegar as a toner, it is a little less expensive. Carol Z. I use it to rinse my dreads. It works great to clean your scalp and remove build up  Alysha C. I take mine twice a day with distilled water, honey and cayenne pepper. I use it my salad dressings. I use it for a hair rinse and a facial toner. Robin B. 2. 1Marinate my steak with it. Rick B. 2. 2This makes my home made tomato juice really tangy every morning YUM  Kay B. I use it with my cucumbers and onions with some mayo. Audra P. 2. 4In water with a packet of stevia each day and a T to a cup of chamomile tea water as a rinse for my hair following a rinse of 1 T baking soda to 1 cup of water. No need of shampoo. Jaime L. I use it in my smoothies. Jo Ann G. 2. 6I LOVE this stuffI put a capful into my raw rice before cooking and its nice and fluffy. No vinegar taste  Jody W. To stop hiccups. One capful usually works Carroll S. Anywhere it calls for vinegar Patricia F. It is a great hair detangler, facial toner, internal cleanser, fruit and veggie wash, salad spritz. I love this stuff  Mandy E. I use with baking soda as a facial scrub and then ACV for toner. Beverly D. The Best Apple Cider Vinegar to Buy. We recommend buying an organic ACV that is raw, unprocessed, unfiltered, unpasteurized and contains the mother. Here are our two top recommended apple cider vinegar products. Swanson Organic Apple Cider Vinegar with Mother. Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar with Mother. These products are nearly identical and get our seal of approval for meeting our quality criteria listed above. Here is a comparison chart. What Is the Mother Its a natural complex of friendly bacteria, proteins, enzymes and fiber. It gives the vinegar a cloudy appearance, but thats goodfiltered, refined versions of apple cider vinegar that dont contain the mother arent as beneficial. Our 5 Favorite ACV Uses. Watch this short video that shows you five of our favorite ACV recipe uses. Apple Cider Vinegar Uses Infographic. Share this Image On Your Sitelt p lt strong Please include attribution to Swanson. Vitamins. com with this graphic. Image5. 4e. 90. 9ab. Apple Cider Vinegar Uses width6. Apple Cider Vinegar Recipes. Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar Drink Recipe. Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar ACV is a product with a wide range of health benefits. Being an acidic product with no sweeteners, it can be very hard for anyones palate to handle, but there are recipes and home made solutions that people make to help either mask the flavor or to work with the flavor to make a drink that is more appealing to the taste buds. The problem is that no two palates are the same, so which apple cider vinegar recipe concoction will taste the best is difficult to say with any certainty. Some like to mix it with other acidic juices like orange juice or other flavors that are similarly acidic, while some just drink a shot of the ACV and follow it with something to mask the taste, like bread. It often takes some trial and error to see what works best for your palate, but there are some good drink recipes that tend to be popular with a variety of people that you can try starting with 1 to 2 tablespoons ACV in 8 oz glass purified water. Add 1 2 tsps organic honey. Add a few drops of liquid stevia. Add 1 2 tsps of organic maple syrup. You can also add 1 2 tablespoons of ACV to your favorite juiced veggiesfruits and smoothie recipes Apple Cider Vinegar Salad Dressing Recipe. I found this awesome recipe for Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey Vinaigrette Dressing, and decided to give it a try. Really, any combination of these ingredients would make a great salad, so feel free to adjust the recipe to your taste Dressing Ingredients. Salad toppings. Spinach. Apple. Walnuts. Raisins. Cheese of your choice. Directions. Combine vinegar, water, honey, salt and pepper in a blender. Drizzle olive oil into blender until combined. Combine dressing toppings serve. Sources http www. Which of the Apple Cider Vinegar Uses above were the most surprising to you What are your favorite Apple Cider Vinegar benefits How do you Use Apple Cider Vinegar This post was last updated on November 4, 2. How to Make Your Own Homemade Pepper Jelly complete directions with photosHow to Make Your Own Homemade Pepper Jelly complete directions with photos. This months notes. October 2. 01. 7 Stored US apples are still  available. See your. Valentines Day February 1. See this website for Valentines Day history, facts and. Amazons top picks for fast, easy, inexpensive gifts for the man, woman or. Easter will be April 1. Easter egg hunt see our companion website to find a local Easter Egg hunt And we have. You can access. recipes and other resources from the drop down menus at the top of the page or the site search. If you have any questions or suggestions. How to make ice creamand ice cream making equipment and manuals. Have fun, eat healthier and better tasting, and save money by picking your own locally grown fruit and vegetables. Please tell the farms you. Email. Follow us on Twitter Add. Email this page to a friend, or to yourself. Click here for. a PDF print version. Its. not hard to make your own jalapeno pepper jelly, and can it so you can give it. And unlike canned peppers, you can. So, heres how to can pepper jelly  The. In the winter when you open a jar, the pepper jelly will taste MUCH. Prepared this way, the jars have a shelf life of about 1. Directions for Making Pepper Jelly Jalapeno Jelly. Yield 5 jars 8 oz eachIngredients. Peppers seeds and stems. OR, you may use an equivalent amount of lemon. Tablespoons of. pectin or 3 pouches of liquid pectin. See this page for types of pectin and. Equipment. Jar funnel 2 at mall kitchen stores and local big box stores. Jar grabber to pick up the hot jarsAt least 1 large pot. Large spoons and ladles. Ball jars Publix, Kroger, other grocery stores and some big box. Water bath Canner a huge pot to sanitize the jars after. Note we sell many sizes and types of canners for all types of. Tomatoes are on the border between the high acid fruits. One 6 8 quart pot or saucepan. Recipe and Directions. Step 1 Selecting the peppers. The most important step  You need peppers that are FRESH and. Limp, old peppers will make nasty tasting jalapeno jelly. Guests will probably throw them at you. Select filled but tender, firm. Remove and discard any soft, diseased, spotted and rusty. Select small peppers, preferably 1 inch to 1 and 14 inch in diameter. Larger peppers are often too fibrous and tough. You can use jalapeno, chili or any peppers you like Hot pepper. Wear plastic or rubber gloves and do not touch your face while. If you do not wear gloves, wash hands. Hot. peppers can burn your eyes and skin ever heard of pepper spray How many peppers and where to get them. You can grow your own, pick your own, or buy them at the grocery store. An average of 1 pound is needed per batch of 5 jars 8 oz each. For. reference, a bushel of peppers weighs 2. Step 2 Prepare the jars and pressure canner. Wash. the jars and lids. This is a good time to get the jars ready The dishwasher is fine for. Otherwise put the jars. I just put the lids in a small pot of. Get the water bath canner heating up. Rinse out your canner, fill it with hot tap water and put it on the. Step 3 Wash the peppers Im sure you can figure out how to rinse the peppers in. Step 4 Remove stems and seeds. Cut off the stems left and scrape out the seeds. Step 5 Puree the peppers in a blender. Pop. the peppers into a blender or food processor and puree them. You. Step 6 Measure out the sweetener. Depending. upon which type of jelly youre making sugar, no sugar, Stevia but you will have to experiment with amount, each brand of Stevia is a different concetration, or Splenda, or a mix of sugar and Stevia or Splenda or fruit juice you will need to use a different. The precise measurements are found. It is easiest to use a no sugar. NOTE To get best results a. I highly recommend using a no sugar pectin AND sugar. Pomona pectin is particularly good for this. Type of jam. Type of pectin to buy. Sweetenerregularno sugar or regular. Splenda or about 13 that if you use Stevia, which is my preferenceno sugarno sugar. Splenda or about 13 that if you use Stevia, which is my preferencenaturalno sugar. For more about the types of pectin. Notes. Nutrasweet aspartame will NOT work it breaks down during. Stevia sustitutes 1 to 3 with sugar and if you prefer, Splenda sucralose substitutes exactly with sugar. BUT even the. manufacturers of Splenda will tell you that you get best results if. Stevia or. Splenda. Sugar not only affects the sweetness, but also the color and. It does not affect the preserving or spoilage properties. Honey or agave may be used 7. Step 7 Mix the pectin and some sugar sweetener. Mix the 2. 5 two and a half  packets of dry pectin 1 packet is. Tablespoons of pectin with about. Step 8 Cook the peppers, vinegar and sugar sweetener. Combine the pepper puree, the remaining apple cider. Boil for. 1. 0 minutes, continuing to stir as needed to prevent burning. Note The recipes that were first developed and tested in labs used. The commonly used acids in home canning are vinegar, lemon and. Lemon and lime juices are more acidic than vinegar, but have. Consequently, you may safely substitute an equal. Step 9 Add the pectin and boil hard for one minute. After boiling for 1. Step 1. 0 Skim any excessive foam. Foam. What is it  Just jam with a lot of air from the boiling. But it tastes more like, well, foam, that jam, so most people remove it. It is harmless, though. Some people add 1 teaspoon of butter or. I usually. omit it and skim. But save the skimmed foam  You can recover jam. See this page for. Step 1. 1 Testing for jell thicknessI keep a metal tablespoon sitting in a glass of ice water, then take. If it thickens up to the consistency I like, then I know the jam. If not, I mix in a little more pectin about 13 to 12 of. Get a. few jars out of the dishwasher still hot and get your funnel, lid. I put an old towel down it makes clean. Step 1. 2 Fill the jars and put the lid and rings on. Fill them to within 14 inch of the top, wipe any spilled jam off the. Put the lids on each jar and seal them by putting a ring on and. Yes, that is a photo of pickled peppers my photos of the next 2 steps. This. is where the jar tongs and lid lifter come in really handyStep. Process the jars in the boiling water bath. Keep the jars covered with at least 2 inches of water. Keep the water. boiling. In general, boil them for 1. I say in general. The directions inside. The directions on the. Clemson University says you. I usually hedge my bets. I rarely have a jar spoil, so it must work. Note Some people dont even boil the jars they just. REALLY helps to reduce spoilage To me, it makes little sense to. Step 1. 4 Remove and cool the jars Done Lift the jars out of the water and let them cool without touching or. You can. then remove the rings if you like, but if you leave them on, at least. Once the jars are cool, you can check that they are sealed. Just press in the center. If it pops up and down often making a popping. If you put the jar in the refrigerator right. Some people replace the lid and reprocess. If you heat the contents back up. The contents should set or gel within 2. If they dont. which does happen from time to time due to variations in ingredients. Once cooled, theyre. I find they last about 1. After that, the get. They still seem safe to eat, but. So eat them in the first 1. Chicken Soup. Other Equipment From left to right Jar lifting tongs helpful to pick up hot jars. Lid lifter  to remove lids from the pot of hot water Lid  disposable you may only use them. Ring  holds the lids on the jar until afterthe jars cool then you dont need them. Canning jar funnel to fill the jars. Feedback, Comments and Frequently Asked Questions A visitor writes on July 2. My jalapeno jam has. Is it safe to eat. Definitely  Tiny. A visitor writes on August 1. Why did the pulp.