Monday, September 9, 2013

ACV FTW!

I have always heard that ACV (apple cider vinegar) is THE household jack of all trades. After some months of testing it, I have come to thoroughly agree. 
At the first sign of a cold or sore throat, I sip a little. It is awesome at breaking up mucus and clearing out minor infections before they become major ones. It can cut days off a cold. 
But my most surprising use came last night when I got fed up with the fruit flies whizzing around my head while we ate dinner. I had heard that you can put a couple of drops of dish soap in an open container with some ACV and the fruit flies would run to it like a herd of spooked cattle over a cliff. Well, most things you hear about work okay and something's not at all, so I was a little skeptical. I put my little dish out and set it by my sink. Immediately a handful of fruit flies flew over to investigate. 
Within a few minutes one sank to its doom. I left it over night to find 4 more joining their comrade in the morning. 
I posted about it on my Facebook page and not two hours later 6 more had been sucked under. 
An hour after that I counted a total of 18 drowned little bodies at the bottom of the  ACV pool. 
I am now a true believer in the powers of ACV! 
If you want to try this at home just get a bowl, jar or other container and fill the bottom with about 1/4"-1/2" of ACV (just deep enough to be too deep for a fruit fly is all you need!). Add a couple drops of liquid soap. Sit back and watch the fruit flies come and get it!