Baking Soda. Over 500 Fabulous, Fun, and Frugal Uses You've Probably Never Thought Of Lansky, Vicki

Customer Reviews

What a useful book!

2008-04-10
If you are tired of using harmful or expensive products or just want to know some old-fashioned remedies, this is the book for you. As the title says, it contains over 500 ideas covering a wide variety of subjects-- stain removal, cooking, health problems, cleaning, even some organic pest control. I guarantee you will find many new uses for baking soda, even if you are already a believer in it's powers!

good book

2008-04-07
Great information and details on how to use baking soda instead of other less environmentally friendly cleaners.

Lovely little book :)

2008-02-20
Great little book with lots of cool info. on how to use common baking soda in ways you never dreamed possible. Perfect for anyone trying to do natural cleaning methods without using harsh chemicals.

not to great

2008-01-24
1. it had a library tag on it.
2. baking soda used as directed in the book clogged up my coffee maker.
3. baking soda ingesting is nasty and makes your stomach hurt.

Too many wives tales!

Baking soda is the most wonderful scrubber

2007-11-16
I put baking soda into pans and in the sink and the bathtub and put on my heavy duty Mexican gloves and scrub away. The baking soda turns brown as it absorbs the dirtiness of the sink and the pans. In the tub, I push the powder up the sides of the tub and it gets caught on any soap scum. This is the only way to get smooth surface clean tubs. I used to enjoy cleaning sinks and tubs with comet when I was a toddler but Comet is not healthy and as I got older, I became very frustrated with expensive and stinky cleaners that didn't remove all the gunk. Was I not applying enough elbow grease? Am I just incompetent? Only recently have I been purchasing bulk bags of baking soda and enjoying cleaning the sink and tub again.

Fun!

2007-09-09

Baking soda gets its due in this fun collection gathered by Vicki Lansky and her readers over more than twenty years. From making an omelette extra fluffy or deodorizing those musty household smells, to improving flossing and mouth freshness or washing clay flower pots without leaving residue, the book offers hundreds of tips for making the most of this environmentally friendly and inexpensive product.

Infinite Uses for Baking Soda

2007-04-04
Who needs a million different products for laundry, gardening, cooking, or pet care? All you need is baking soda.

Good things come in small books...

2007-03-08
Some info is repeated from the vinegar book. Good tips, would recommend.

So much Baking Soda, so little time!

2007-01-10
This is a great little book, full of environmentally nifty little tips. It's handy to leave on the kitchen book shelf. Timely shipping.

Home Product Pre-Pleasantville

2007-01-10
Remember when Arm & Hammer was high on our grocery list?

Down memory lane with all the old household advise for using Baking Soda in cooking, laundry, gardening, dental care, grooming, pet care and a few new ones, for use in our vehicle, while camping, and as play projects. I'm reminded again, there really is no need to spend so many dollars on oil based products with 'grab me' names and colorful packaging. Just keeping on hand Baking Soda, vinegar, ammonia, lemon juice, peroxide and clorax - can do it all.

The book is well laid out with a cartoon on the first page of each section. Easy to read big print, lots of bullets, a dark font heading for each area of tips... Tips from making your own low acid coffee to, making dirty windows sparkle or, clean your suade skirt.

This is one book I wish each chapter included a pull-out laminated chart that I could slip into places like the laundry, medicine cabinet or kitchen drawer.