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Hank Rogers[_2_]
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> On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:15:47 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
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>> On Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 10:38:06 AM UTC-5, Fruitiest of Fruitcakes wrote:
>>> On 28 Nov 2018, Cindy Hamilton wrote
>>> (in >):
>>>
>>>> On Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 8:12:08 AM UTC-5, Fruitiest of Fruitcakes
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> On 28 Nov 2018, Ophelia wrote
>>>>> (in article >):
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "dsi1" wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 5:33:56 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am at a loss to understand why you have produce cheaper vinegar! A
>>>>>>> bottle
>>>>>>> of Sarsen's vinegar.here costs around 70p which is a little more then half
>>>>>>> of £1
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was eating at my dad's house and my Swedish step-mom made some cucumbers
>>>>>> in vinegar. She asked me where she could get acetic acid. She didn't care
>>>>>> for the stuff in America because they had a peculiar taste and at 4.5%
>>>>>> acidity, it was too weak. She was looking for a 24% or 12% concentration
>>>>>> level. She said that you could only get 12% acetic acid in Sweden because
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 24%, "accidents" would occur.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Accidents indeed - that stuff is dangerous! In chemistry class, I once
>>>>>> stuck
>>>>>> my nose in a bottle of glacial acetic acid and that snapped my head back.
>>>>>> It
>>>>>> forever changed my approach to smelling unknown chemicals. A most excellent
>>>>>> lesson!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJXSLmYlvIQ
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ==
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good grief! I take it you think Sarsen's is safe enough?
>>>>>
>>>>> I hate vinegar. We used to put dirty pennies in a bowl of it overnight.
>>>>>
>>>>> The next morning they were clean and shiny. I don’t want that going on in
>>>>> my digestive system.
>>>>
>>>> The hydrochloric acid in your stomach is stronger than vinegar.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>> Yes but the friendly bacteria in my stomach is designed to live with my
>>> hydrochloric acid.
>>>
>>> I’m not sure it needs another slightly less strong acid to deal with.
>>
>> Better avoid oranges and a whole raft of other fruit, then.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> I buy Heinz white vinegar in gallon jugs, 5%, works fine for me. I
> mostly use vinegar for cleaning, for culinary use I mostly
> use fresh squeezed lemon/lime juice. I much prefer citrus juice for
> salad dressings.
> Vinegar is far safer than bleach for disinfecting cutting boards... I
> don't want to inhale chlorine fumes. I disinfect counter tops with
> vinegar. Cholorine fumes are deadly to eyes and lungs.
>
Popeye, yoose should try mixing yoose bleach wit some ammonia. It makes
different fumes than just bleach, so's yoose wouldn't have dat problem.
Use Bo Peep brand ammonia ... it's better dan all others.
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