Weird Household Uses for Food

• Corn Starch
  
  If your tiny tot has diaper rash, sprinkle the area with corn starch -- it's a tushy saver!
  
  Your child just learned how to tie their shoes and the knots are impossible to undo. Stay calm and sprinkle a little cornstarch on the laces to help you work out the knot.
  
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• Vanilla Bean
  
  Don't just throw out the whole bean after you've scraped out the inside -- it's still fragrant with vanilla flavor. Stick it in the filter of the coffeemaker and enjoy the vanilla-flavor of your next brew.
  
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• Vinegar
  
  Most people know that vinegar is a great way to clean a coffee pot. What to do with the hot vinegar afterward? Pour it on weeds. White vinegar is an herbicide, while boiling water also kills weeds.
  
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• Worcestershire Sauce
  
  Use a soft cloth to rub Worcestershire sauce on silverware (or any silver for that matter), then rinse and dry. They will look brand new!
  
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• Bread
  
  Put slices of bread in the bags and jars of cookies and other baked goods to keep the goodies fresh. Great for holiday baking and shipping.
  
  Next time you drop a wine glass or break a plate, grab a slice of bread to help you clean up. After you pick up the larger pieces, press the bread over the area and it will pick up all the itty bitty pieces you can't see. Bread can also help clean fingerprints off walls and wallpaper. Just rub and voila!
  
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• Beer
  
  Soak your hair in beer, and go lay out in the sun to pull out some great highlights. Make sure to shampoo afterwards, or you'll end up smelling like a brewery!
  
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• Garlic
  
  If you get a splinter, rub some garlic on it -- the splinter will almost jump out for you! In the old days, carpenters used to always carry garlic in their pouches for this reason.
  
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• Bay Leaf
  
  The fragrant leaves can be spread around in garden beds to deter insects, including those cute but pesky ladybugs.
  
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• Coca-Cola
  
  Pour Coca-Cola over corrosion on car battery and it will eat right through it.
  
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• Grits
  
  Uncooked grits are an excellent and inexpensive way to get rid of ants. Cover a mound of ants outside or sprinkle inside along shelves or walls where ants are a problem. Grits are environmentally safe and are not harmful to pets or children like other insecticides.
  
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