I was sipping a Vodka and Tonic with a twist of lime
By cynthiann
@cynthiann (18602)
Jamaica
November 24, 2009 10:49am CST
in my garden last night. There was a slight breeze - the one we call a Christmas breeze - and it was so delightfully cool.
Then I had a thought - one of those thoughts that may waft through your brain and then disappear forever but this one I clutched on to quite tightly.
A mylotter has sent me an email about the uses of cucumber and it was very informative. So I thought about whether there were other uses for vodka.
Although I had so much work to do, I there and then placed this research as my priority and googled the uses of vodka.
Well, well well. Imagine you can use it to clean the grouting in your bathroom, clean your glasses, and mix with lavender to make a tincture (?) So many uses of vodka that I had never known or would ever have imagined.
Well, aren't I stupid. I thought that it was just for drinking!
Have you ever used something just for drinking and then found out it was used as a cleaning agent or some other thingy?
Then I had a thought - one of those thoughts that may waft through your brain and then disappear forever but this one I clutched on to quite tightly.
A mylotter has sent me an email about the uses of cucumber and it was very informative. So I thought about whether there were other uses for vodka.
Although I had so much work to do, I there and then placed this research as my priority and googled the uses of vodka.
Well, well well. Imagine you can use it to clean the grouting in your bathroom, clean your glasses, and mix with lavender to make a tincture (?) So many uses of vodka that I had never known or would ever have imagined.
Well, aren't I stupid. I thought that it was just for drinking!
Have you ever used something just for drinking and then found out it was used as a cleaning agent or some other thingy?7 people like this
16 responses
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
24 Nov 09
Besides water......coke...for cleaning battery cables....it's so acidy that it can burn off the corrosion! LOL....oh if you soak raisins in vodka and eat I think someone said 8 a day it's supposed to help arthritis......either that or drinking the vodka will make you forget about the pain!
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
24 Nov 09
I hate rasins so i'd just have to drink the vodka. Wish i could something to help this arthritis. hPPY THANKSGIVING, JILL.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
25 Nov 09
@ Jo and Jill: I keep saying Mississipi but my daughter is in Tennessee for Thanksgiving and it is so cold. I am going to research arthritic pain for you two and see if something can help. Ther must be something apart from painkillers.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
24 Nov 09
I do aplogise but I am not understanding clearly what you are saying. I do appreciate you responding though.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
24 Nov 09
hi cynthiann wow cleaning grout,oh goodness if it takes dirt out of grout what does it do to our tummy's linings? I hear that
coca cola will dissove lime deposits in glass vases, now again
i wonder if it does that what does it do in our stomach's lining.?
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
24 Nov 09
I do not drink Coca Cola as doctor told me the same thing about 20 years ago. I did briefly consider the lining of my stomach. But then I only have 4 or 5 drinks at the most a week so it should be okay. 
My doctor friend said that oca Cola will dissolve the top layer of a tooth in 24 hours.
My doctor friend said that oca Cola will dissolve the top layer of a tooth in 24 hours.@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
24 Nov 09
Forgot to tell you that I am still not receiving any notifications from Mylot. Such a pain.!
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
24 Nov 09
Well who would've thought? It's always nice to find common bought items can be used in many ways. That isn't to say that I think you buy Vodka, oh I'm going to shush you know what I mean! I don't drink, so I didn't know that Vodka could be used in those ways. Very nice to know though, and it's always great to find some more cost efficient alternatives for daily chores, or just anything really!
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
24 Nov 09
In moderation! We never get gifts like that, regardless that we don't drink, it's just not common for anyone to gift that, unless it's for a celebration like A Wedding Or New Year. Oh and I mean in my family.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
24 Nov 09
Sitting in your garden sounds nice. I'm sure i have read uses of things than the original use, in fact i think someone sent me something on vodka but out of sifht out of mind w/me. old age, u know.
@Sandra1952 (6047)
• Spain
24 Nov 09
Hello, Cynthiann. Well, in my book,vodka has only one use - mixed with lemonade, ice and lime, it makes its way down my throat, producing feel good factor on the way. My husband has other ideas, though. We have a motorhome, and everywhere we go, we get window stickers for camp sites, camping clubs, etc. Tony sneaks some of my vodka to clean the windscreen before applying the stickers, as that way, they'll stay where they're put for ever. I'm not too keen on this practice, so I make sure he only takes the teeniest drop.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
24 Nov 09
@raul I've never had a bl*ody mary before. I like a little in a large tonic with lime
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
25 Nov 09
I never would of considered vodka to be used for anything other than drinking. I'll have to check that out. The grout in my bathroom is so so hard to keep clean. Wouldn't that be something if this was the solution to my problem? I do buy vodka because I make Kaluha with it but I could always take a bit out to experiment with other uses. thanks for the tip, cynthiann! I'll let you know if it worked like magic. ok?
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
25 Nov 09
Yes, my dear, let me know as I have no intention of wasting vodka on cleaning grouting in my bathroom I've never tasted Kaluha either. Thinks: I really need to get out more.
I've never tasted Kaluha either. Thinks: I really need to get out more.
@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
25 Nov 09
Yes I have. I even found a site and have used it. Crazy uses for Coca cola. I have used a recipe or two.
http://www.members.tripod.com/~Barefoot_Lass/cola.html You might find it useful.
@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
25 Nov 09
Yes, there are lots of things that have many amazing uses. For instance cola, coffee, vinegar, lemon juice, and other things. Simple and cheap things like baking soda (although I wouldn't drink it!) work wonders and are less harmful to the environment.
Great topic, nicely written! 
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
25 Nov 09
Thank you bethany for your kind words. I have drank water with a little baking soda in it ti get rid of heartburn and flatulence. It really does work.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
24 Nov 09
Yes, I have. Vinegar, Vegetable Oil, baking soda are used as cleaning agents. I have only used baking soda to wash my clothes in. It would leave my clothes feeling clean and soft like. I know what you mean because I have used baking soda before. I don't really want to use vinegar, I think that it will make my home smell funny.. I would just use vinegar for cooking only.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
25 Nov 09
You have reminded me of something. If yuir are flatulent and have nothng else in the house then take a small cup of water witha little baing soda and it will reliev4e heartburn and gas
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
24 Nov 09
Coca cola can be used to clean toilets, remove rust stains, remove corrosion around a battery terminal, clean grime off a windshield, and all sorts of other stuff. Makes you wonder how on earth it can be safe to drink!
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
24 Nov 09
A doctor told me years ago that it would strip off the layers of a tooth so I do not drink it. My eldest son still does though unfortunately. Imagine a bottle of Coca Cola doing all that. I never knew that it could clean toilets though.
@wmraul (2552)
• Bucharest, Romania
24 Nov 09
Are you asking about something originaly meant to be for drinking but then found other uses ?
I have one which I used to think is for drink only but then later I discovered better option, simultanously with facts that drink is usefull for many others.
The drink I talk about is good for making electricity, good for most of ways to wash whatever, is basic to "feed" plants, it can be a very good cooling agent, in certain conditions is a construction material ... and so on.
Can you guess what is the drink I'm talking about ?
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
24 Nov 09
No I can't. Am not good at riddles. My mind is not wired that way. Hello! I have just had an idea. Is the answer water?
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
24 Nov 09
Sounds like a waste of perfectly good Vodka. I have heard that restaurants use Coca-cola for cleaning their equipment though...
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
24 Nov 09
I really do not mind that Coc Cola is used as a cleaning agent but vodka? I agree with you - such a waste
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@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
26 Nov 09
Aside from Coke cleaning old coins beautifully- as others have mentioned it is great for removing corrosion from metals- I have only ever used vinegar for cleaning windows and baking soda to clean the oven racks.
As for the vodka, seems like a tragic waste to use it to clean grout, darn expensive way to go about a clean shower! I read that vodka is good for an aching tooth and all you need to do it allow the gum to absorb the vodka to numb the pain; that’s more like it, I may as well try that now...I don’t have a toothache but it sounds like a good preventative measure to me!
