Martini
DCL
I love a good martini, but have never figured out the attraction of vodka. After all, it is just alcohol, without even the little bit of flavor one finds in gin. Perhaps that is why it can be useful around the house in a pinch. Among other uses, one can use this expensively bottled and highly taxed version of ethanol to:
1. Shine chrome, glass and porcelain bathroom fixtures. Soak a soft, clean cloth with vodka and shine.
2. Remove stains by rubbing with a clean cloth soaked in vodka. Rinse thoroughly.
3. Clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers by filling a spray bottle with vodka, then spraying the caulking. Wait five minutes, then wash clean. Bonus: the alcohol in the vodka actually kills mold and mildew.
4. Remove the glue left behind by stickers and labels. Rub the glue with a soft, clean cloth soaked in vodka.
We suspect that vinegar will do much the same thing at lower cost, and that perhaps if you use the vodka in martinis you might not care how clean the house is, but there it is.
Difficulty Level: Goes down nice and easy.
