17 Facts On Salt

1. Salt adds favour to food.

2. Salt can be used for scrubbing. Pour salt sufficiently on the dirty surface in the kitchen, then scrub it by using a piece of wet cloth.

3. Spread salt at ant hill and take a note that the ants will move away.

4. Put few seeds of uncooked rice in the salt container so that the salt will not be sticky.

5. To remove the dark/dirty part of the wok or pan, pour water and add half a cup of salt. Then boil it for about 20 minutes. Afterwards, turn off the fire and leave it untouched for about 30 minutes before scrubbing and washing it.

6. Add a little of salt into flower vase to keep flower fresh and make it last longer.

7. To remove the garlic smell from fingers and hands, scrub it with lime citrus and salt. Then rinse and clean it with soap.

8. To ease pain due to ear-piercing, compress it with warm water with half a cup of salt.

9. Too much bubbles during cleaning utensils, spread a little of salt to keep the bubble minimum.

10. Run out of toothpaste? Mix salt and baking soda in the same amount. Dip the wet tooth brush into the solution and you can brush your teeth now.

11. When the wine spill over the table cloth or carpet, dry it up with tissue and cover it with a lot of salt. Let it dry. Remove the salt by using vacuum cleaner and rinse the table cloth or carpet with cold water.

12. Solution made of salt and lime citrus can remove fungi.

13. Clean the wound due to bee bite with water and compress it with salt.

14. Add a little of salt to pasta prior to cooking to enhance the favour.

15. Clean the dirty stain on the old utensils by scrubbing it with salt and water.

16. Salt enhances the sweet taste. Therefore, add a little of salt at the time you bake cake, cook corn, or hot chocolate drink.

17. Solution made of salt and lime citrus can remove rusts.

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