Baking Soda

So many irksome dilemmas in life can be cured by simple solutions.
All are not necessarily fixed by the latest technological revolutions.
To remedy the many vicissitudes that rain down upon myself,
I grab that handy box of lowly baking soda reposing upon the shelf!

This simple, innocent looking stuff is good for many uses,
Including easing the pain of little kneesies that easily bruises.
'Tis useful for sweetening reeking walking shoes and garbage cans,
For shining silver and rejuvenating blackened pots and pans!

Even my inscrutable cat begins to purr a mile "purr" minute,
When I freshen his litter box by sprinkling baking soda in it.
If my auto picks up that scourge of the road, the dreaded tar,
Baking soda is just the thing for tidying up the car!

Why should I pay a plumber to unplug the clogged-up drain,
When a dollop of baking soda will the same results obtain?
It can be used as a toothpaste for making choppers look smarter,
Whitening them and controlling that nefarious tartar!

I've found that after my all too frequent sprees of gluttony,
That only a dose of baking soda relieves my gastric agony.
Its use for indigestion docs would discourage or even squelch.
Fiddle Faddle! I find instant relief in one humongous belch!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010


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Date: 7/27/2010 6:12:00 PM
Now this was a poem of education and a funny ending. Yes there are lots of things we can use for various healing or helping aids. You did your homework very well. God Bless, Cile
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Date: 7/20/2010 9:01:00 AM
funny!! baking soda is also good on grease fires and to neutralize bleach spills or other chemical spills.
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Date: 7/18/2010 7:04:00 PM
Yes, I got a forward somewhere among all my cluttered hotmail on this topic. A good one to write about, Robert. thanks for your comments today. I too have self published 8 books now. They hardly ever sell online so if you are ever into a trade, I have traded with a couple of people here on Soup already. lUv, Andrea
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Date: 7/16/2010 12:31:00 PM
Baking Soda, the Eighth Wonder of the World. All it is used for is amazing! Nice going, Sarge. You guys have a great weekend. Una/Ralph
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Date: 7/16/2010 10:00:00 AM
Baking soda has been around a long time and we're still discovering new uses for it. Before they started making a baking soda toothpaste a few years ago, I used to sprinkle some on my toothbrush. Not only whitens teeth, but freshens breath too. Well done, my friend. Love,Carolyn
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Date: 7/15/2010 5:23:00 PM
Great write praising that lowly box of baking soda..Don't forget to add vinegar to that drain to totally clear it of that greasy clog...Sara
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Date: 7/15/2010 2:56:00 PM
awwwww they're not hypocrites they're human LOL....the verse above I printing up to save on my frig so I remember! LOL
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