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This morning we have mostly cloudy skies, becoming partly sunny. Areas of fog  with highs in the mid 70s. Winds will be light and variable, becoming south around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy conditions with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog with lows in the lower 60s. Winds will remain light and variable.

The outdoor temperature is 62.1°F, the dewpoint is 61.8°F and it feels like 62.1°F.

We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.

Today’s sunrise is 5:46 AM, sunset is 7:42 PM and we’ll have 14 hours 56 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 6:52 PM and Moonset is 2:33 AM. The moon phase is Waxing gibbous and is 90% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on August 19 and our next new moon is on September 3.

The wind velocity is between 2.2 MPH and  4.9 MPH from the South Southwest.

The Relative pressure is 29.89, the Absolute pressure is 29.69 and falling with a weather graphic indicating sun and cloud cover.

The Humidity is 99%, the UV index is 1 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 112.3W/m2.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with cloud cover.

 

How using vinegar for cooking can make your life easier. 

These tips come from a book entitled “The Many uses of vinegar” which you can get on line almost for free.

 

Cooking with Vinegar!

 

Wherever you may travel through out the world you will find vinegar. Vinegar is used primarily in pickling but there are so many more uses that can make

your taste buds jump for joy! If you experiment with the uses of vinegar in your home, you will notice many tastes of food are actually enhanced with vinegar.

What are you waiting for – get cooking!

 

If you are a bean lover, but you don’t like the gas that beans gives you, try this little trick. Using apple cider vinegar, soak your favorite bean (or

split pea or even garbanzo beans!) in the vinegar overnight. Rinse the beans completely. Works great!

 

If you put a few drops of vinegar in pasta as it boils, the starch is cut way lower. This makes the pasta less sticky and makes it so much easier to handle.

 

If you are in the middle of baking and you find that you are running short on egg yolks you can substitute one tablespoon of white vinegar for each egg

that you are short for the same great results!

 

If you are allergic to eggs, use a tablespoon of vinegar as a replacement for eggs in cakes, muffins, brownies or cookies for a great taste that you can

eat!

 

When scrambling eggs, add a tablespoon of vinegar to your mixture to boost the flavor of your eggs. While milk makes your eggs fluffy, vinegar adds zest.

 

If you are poaching eggs, add a tablespoon of vinegar to the water. This helps the egg keep it’s shape while not absorbing any of the vinegar.

 

It is best to wash your hands with vinegar, after using onions, peppers or cabbage it will remove the smell from your hands.

 

If you are having problems getting the smell of your egg salad or tuna out of your plastic containers rinse with vinegar and then wash with soap and water.

 

Vinegar added to your coleslaw mixture (about one tablespoon per pint of slaw) is a secret ingredient for many restaurants.

 

You can freshen vegetables using vinegar. Soak your wilted vegetables in a quart of cold water and mix in a tablespoon of vinegar then pour over your vegetables

so they can ‘soak’ it in.

 

Add just a splash of vinegar; a tablespoon is usually the trick, to the water when you are hard boiling eggs. If one happens to crack, it will not spill

out of the shell.

 

Are you short on salad dressing and dinner is about ready? Use vinegar and olive oil to create a tasty salad dressing for any occasion.

 

If you want to introduce a new way of eating French fries, serve them with a dash of vinegar to brighten up the taste!

 

Another favorite salad dressing that is easy to make is wine vinegar. Simply mix 2 tablespoons of vinegar with 1 teaspoon of dry red wine, shake, and serve!

 

Are you cooking for the holidays and you have run out of buttermilk? You can make buttermilk. Add a tablespoon of vinegar to a cup of milk and let it stand

5 minutes to thicken. Recipe fixes fast with vinegar.

 

If you don’t have a lemon to fulfill the recipe you are using, use vinegar. You can substitute ¼ teaspoon of vinegar for 1 teaspoon on lemon juice. Tastes

similar!

 

Does your jello melt away in the summer? Try firming up your jello using vinegar. Add one teaspoon of vinegar with every box of jello to keep your jello

firmer.

 

If you like fluffy stick free rice, add a teaspoon to a tablespoon of vinegar to your rice when it boils. The amount of vinegar that you are adding depends

on the amount of rice you are cooking.

 

Use vinegar when cooking as a tenderizer for great results! Add a tablespoon to water when boiling ribs or meat for stews, and you will find that even the

toughest meat will be so tender you can cut with a fork, or that it will fall off the bone!

 

Do you use a lot of ketchup in your home? Add vinegar to your ketchup to make it stretch out longer while still tasting great!

 

Are you tired of eating canned fish and shrimp that doesn’t taste fresh? Use a mixture of cooking sherry and two tablespoons of vinegar to spruce it up!

 

Add a spoonful of vinegar to fresh fruit to keep the flavor alive as served.

 

When you are cooking a ham add a couple of teaspoons of vinegar poured over the top to cut the salt back for a great tasting ham.

 

For a sweet and tender fish, soak your fish in a vinegar and water mixture for at least an hour.

 

Instead of using lemon on your fish, use three or four teaspoons of vinegar instead of lemon when baking your fish for a great taste.

 

For a great trick to show your kids try this. Turn a chicken bone into rubber by soaking it in a glass of vinegar for three days. It will bend just like

rubber!

 

You can rub vinegar on the cut end of uncooked ham to prevent mold while you store in the refrigerator.

 

Prevent discoloration of peeled potatoes by adding a few drops of vinegar to water. They will keep fresh for days in fridge. You can peel potatoes in the

morning and use them in the evening without them turning color.

 

If you have a great garden and would like to preserve your peppers use this method. Put freshly picked peppers, clean and sliced in a sterilized jar and

finish filling with boiling vinegar. With in just a few days you will have great tasting peppers.

 

Olives and pimentos will keep indefinitely if covered with vinegar and refrigerated.

 

For a shiny crust on homemade bread and rolls use this trick: just before they have finished baking, take them out, brush crusts with vinegar, return to

oven to finish baking and you will be amazed at the shine!

 

If you are serving dinner and you ran out of sour cream you can make your own. Homemade sour cream, blend together 1-cup cottage cheese, 1/4-cup skim milk,

and 1 tsp. vinegar. Wonderful quick fix that you might even want to use all the time.

 

Have you been making icing but always have problems with it being lumpy and too sweet. When making your own icing, prevent sugaring by mixing a drop of

vinegar in the cake icing.

 

If you like to make your own soup, get the most out of your soup by using vinegar to extract the calcium from the bones in your soup to create a healthy

soup for your family. There is no vinegar taste either!

 

A frugal kitchen chef uses the leftovers in the bottoms of the jars of ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise and mixes them with vinegar and a little bit of

spices like garlic and onion to create the tasty salad dressing.

 

Create your own calcium drinks by using eggs shells. Rinse empty eggshells, and then soak in vinegar until they are dissolved. This mixture is high in calcium.