生活貼士:學學小蘇打的大功效
So I promised a closer look at baking soda. It seems to be a huge resource for a lot of things. And you don’t get much cheaper than $1 for a powerful cleaning agent. So here is my list of the top uses for baking soda. Some will seem familiar as we have talked about them before.
所以希望我們再進一步瞭解小蘇打的用處。它似乎是很多東西的主要成分。你不會買到比一美元還便宜的優質的洗滌用品。所以這裏我將羅列出小蘇打最常見的用法。一些似乎是我們以前提到過的爲人所熟知的用法。
In the Kitchen:
廚房裏的用處：
1. Make a paste with water to clean up your sink that isn’t very abrasive.
用蘇打水清洗洗碗池可使其更加光亮。
2. Stick a box in your fridge to keep the smell gone.
在冰箱裏放一小盒蘇打可以清除冰箱異味。
3. Mix 3 tsp with hot water to soak and remove tea and coffee stains from thermos’ and tea cups.
熱水裏加三勺小蘇打可以溶解掉咖啡壺和茶杯上附着的頑漬。
4. Use it on your counters to get rid of Kool-Aid stains off.
可用它來清洗你的桌臺的污垢。
5. Rinse your fruits and veggies with baking sod. Make sure you rinse well.
用小蘇打來清洗水果和蔬菜，保證你洗得很乾淨。
6. Did you know it will tenderize meats?
你知道它能使肉變得更嫩嗎?
7. If you like fish but hate the smell, soak your fish in water and baking soda for an hour in the fridge.
如果你愛吃魚但又不喜歡那惺味的話，不妨將魚浸泡在小蘇打水裏然後在冰箱裏放上一小時。
8. A pinch of baking soda added to tomato recipes can help cut down the acid in the recipe.
一撮小蘇打加到西紅柿菜裏可有助於減少菜裏的酸味。
9. When you make baked beans, add a pinch of baking soda to the beans to help rid them of their gas producing ability.
當你烤豆子時，加一小撮小蘇打到豆子上可防止烘烤時氣體的產生。
10. 1/2 tsp of baking soda added to 3 eggs makes a light and fluffy omelet.
二分之一勺的小蘇打加到3個雞蛋裏可以做出既清淡又蓬鬆的炒雞蛋。
11. Baking soda is just as good as lemon juice for getting rid of foul smells on your hands.
小蘇打也可以去除你手上的異味，效果與檸檬汁一樣好。
12. I boil my baby bottles with baking soda to get them clean.
煮嬰兒奶瓶時加點小蘇打可以使奶瓶更乾淨。
13. Just as with your laundry detergent, adding baking soda to your dishwashing detergent is a great idea.
與衣物洗滌劑一樣，加一些小蘇打到洗碗劑裏也是個不錯的想法。
14. Boil a little water and baking soda to get burned on food off your pots and pans.
用小蘇打水煮一下盆盆罐罐可以去除上面的食物漬。
15. Use it to clean your oven as well.
也可以用它來清潔你的烤箱。
16. Make your own baking powder.
你自己可以做發酵粉。
17. Keep an extra box near your stove in case of a fire.
靠近火爐旁放一個裝有蘇打粉的特殊盒子以防火災。
In the Bathroom:
浴室裏的用處:
1. Clear out slow drains.
可以清除下水道里的堵塞物，使其水流順暢。
2. Baking soda and water rubbed on rough elbows, heels, etc will help smooth and soften. Follow up with your favorite moisturizer.
用蘇打水擦洗粗糙的扶手，傾側等可使其變得更柔滑，就像你喜愛的潤膚霜的感覺。
3. 1/4 c baking soda and 2 cups warm water will work just as good as a clarifying shampoo.
在兩杯熱水裏加四分之一C的小蘇打，其洗髮功效與洗髮香波一樣好。
4. Use it as a tooth whitener.
可以用來做牙齒漂白劑。
5. Put a box in the worst of the bathrooms (you know, the ones that the boys get hold of) to get rid of odors.
在浴室（你知道，有些男孩子的浴室）最髒的地方可以放一盒小蘇打去除味道。
6. Mix 1 part baking soda with 2 parts oatmeal as a facial scrub.
一份蘇打和2份燕麥片攪拌一起可以做一個面膜。
7. Soak in the bath with baking soda will heal anything form poison ivy, sumac, sunburns, etc…
浸泡在蘇打水裏洗澡可以治療諸如毒葛、漆樹、曬斑等這類病毒。
8. Soak your hairbrushes with warm water and baking soda to get the oil off of them.
用熱蘇打水浸泡你的梳子可以去除上面的油脂。
In the Laundry Room:
洗衣房裏的用處:
1. Stretch your laundry detergent further.
可以增加洗衣液的功效。
2. Get the smell out of your clothes.
可以有效去除衣物氣味。
3. Soak cloth diapers with baking soda to get the smell and anything else that is there out.
用小蘇打浸泡尿布可以去除味道和任何其它殘留物。
4. Soak oil or grease stains with baking soda and water before washing the clothes.
在洗衣服前可先用小蘇打水浸泡衣服上的油漬。
General Cleaning:
一般清潔的用法：
1. Use it with water to polish your silver.
可用小蘇打水擦亮你的銀器。
2. Mix it with Borax to make a great scouring powder.
和硼砂混合可以做成很好的洗滌粉。
3. Put it on a wet sponge to clean crayon off a chalk board.
溼海綿上放些小蘇打可以擦掉黑板上的粉筆畫。
4. Sprinkle it on your carpet or cloth covered furniture before you go to bed and them vacuum in the morning. Be careful not to let your kids crawl around before you vacuum.
睡覺前，在你的地毯或罩傢俱的布上灑一些小蘇打，一晚上就可以除去上面的灰塵，注意在除塵前不要讓小孩爬在跟前。
5. Use it for general cleaning by adding 4 tbs to 1 q of water in a spray bottle. Shake well and wipe clean.
噴霧器裏，一夸脫水兌四勺蘇打可做成一般清潔劑。在充分搖晃後可以清洗東西。
6. Mix it with salt as a great soap scum cleaner.
和鹽混合可以製成很好的泡沫清潔劑。
7. Freshen up stuffed animals by rubbing them with Baking soda and then let them sit for a while. Shake them off and you are good to go!
用小蘇打清洗填充玩具，洗後涼幹一會兒。然後抖落一下它們，一切就OK了！
8. Mix it with a little water as a great chrome cleaner.
小蘇打加少量水可以做成很好的合金清洗劑。
9. Wash your garbage cans with baking soda.
可用小蘇打清洗你的垃圾罐。
10. Clean grease off the garage floor.
可用來清洗車庫地板的油污。
General Household:
家庭日用：
1. Fill a pair of old socks with baking soda and place it in odorous shoes or your kid’s closet.
在一對舊襪子裏裝滿小蘇打，放在有臭味鞋裏或小孩的壁櫥裏。
2. Put a sock in your car for when your sweaty football players come home.
當你的汗流浹背的足球運動員們乘車回家時，在你的車裏放一包蘇打粉。
3. Wipe water stains off your wooden furniture with baking soda and toothpaste.
小蘇打裏放些牙膏可用來擦洗木製傢俱的水印。
4. I put baking soda in my diaper pail to help with odors.
在嬰兒尿布桶裏放些小蘇打可以去除味道。
5. Karen puts baking soda in the bottom of her litter box.
莫文蔚常在她的垃圾箱底放些小蘇打粉。
6. Clean corroded battery terminals with baking soda and water.
小蘇打水可以清洗腐蝕電池的兩端。
7. Put out small fires out by smothering it with baking soda.
用小蘇打窒息滅小規模的火災。
8. Fill in nail holes in drywall with toothpaste and baking soda. Let it dry completely.
牙膏與小蘇打混合可以用來填補牆面的釘子洞。讓它完全涼幹。
9. Mix slat and baking soda equally and sprinkle it where you see ants coming in to keep them from liking your home.
可將等量的細木條和蘇打粉混和後灑在螞蟻要鑽進房子裏的地方以驅走它們。
10. Need to determine if your soil is acidic for planting? Mix 1.4 c baking soda and 2 c water. Place 1 c soil. If the mixture foams, your soil is acidic.
需要確定土地的酸性是否適宜種植時，可在1.4C小蘇打和2C水的溶液里加入1C的土。如果看到冒氣泡，證明土壤是酸性的。
General Health Ideas:
保健用法：
1. Mix baking soda and a glass of water for an antacid.
一杯小蘇打水可製成解酸藥。
le baking soda water to help with ulcers.
用小蘇打水來速口可以預防潰瘍。
3. Put it on insect bites to take the sting out.
在蟲子叮咬的地方塗一些小蘇打可利於將毒刺取出。
