Burned Toast

Have any of you or your kids ever burned toast, popcorn, or anything else for that matter? And the smell of the burnt whatever lingers for days? Well, my Princess K decided to make herself some toast last night. She made a couple just fine. But then she decided she needed to make some for all of us. I was in doing something else, when all of the sudden, here comes the burnt smell. I walk into the kitchen, and it is full of smoke, and there is princess, trying to take the black -- I wouldn't even call it toast at this point-- whatever it had transformed into, out of the toaster. She said, "Mommy, something happened to my toast!" I was thinking, "Do ya think?" I just pulled it out and threw it away, and from there we all went to bed. Needless to say, I could not sleep last night because the smell was awful. So, this morning when Jon woke up, I also woke up. I got on the internet and researched a way to get rid of the smell once and for all. I am usually skeptical of the suggestions people give on the internet to solve matters, because usually the suggestions vary. However, in this case it was all the same suggestion- use vinegar. People said they put vinegar in bowls and set it around the house, others said they just boiled it in the kitchen. I decided to give it a go. So, I go into my kitchen, and, of course, I have no vinegar. I keep looking, and finally I find some Apple Cider Vinegar. So, I pour it in a pan and boil it. Immediately the burnt toast smell is gone. I also took the pan and just walked into each of the rooms with it. As I sit here writing this post, all I am smelling is the cider vinegar-- which smells a whole heck of a lot better than burnt toast. Some of you may have already known this little tidbit works, but I didn't, now I do, so I thought I would share it with all of you because I know that most people will have this experience at least once in your life, if not more. Well, I hope you enjoy and find this information useful!