Pop singer Fergie downs two tablespoons of apple cider
vinegar to cleanse her body and build killer abs. We
suggest diluting that shot with some water or honey.

Vinegar, is there anything it can't do? So inexpensive and so very versatile.

Want to moisten your cupcakes? Add a teaspoon of vinegar to your recipe. Or, drop the eggs and combine baking soda and baking powder with a little bit of vinegar as a substitute.

Temporarily get rid of rooms odors by spraying vinegar in the air.

Keep your poached eggs together better by adding vinegar to the boiling water. Clean your toilet with a 50-50 vinegar/water blend.

Moisten meat, make vinaigrette, make your azaleas bloom, it's endless.

I did try to get rid of stains once with vinegar, but that sucked. I tried it on my karate uniform, It just wound up smelling like vinegar with sweat stains.

But cooking, is something else.

The secret is acetic acid which is made when ethanol, a kind of alcohol, ferments.

Then you're off to the races. Apple cider vinegar, a teaspoon in a glass of water, is said to be a super powerful cleansing elixir. The pop singer Fergie, swears by it.

So all hail vinegar; wife, mother, secret lover.