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40 Oddly Useful Amish Home Hacks That Actually Work

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Some of the most useful tricks around the house aren't things you'd find in a modern how-to guide, they're small habits Amish families have relied on for generations. This video rounds up forty oddly useful home hacks that solve everyday problems without buying a single gadget.

In this video:
Cleaning and stain-removal tricks using basic pantry items
Repair and maintenance shortcuts that save on service calls
Organization habits that keep a home running smoothly
Laundry and fabric care tricks that extend clothing life
Simple fixes for common household annoyances

A few of these hacks alone could save you real money and headaches around the house.

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20 Comments

@user-qi4ff5in9z 8 months ago

It's not an Amish trick, but I dropped a giant size, full laundry detergent liquid and it cracked wide open. Detergent everywhere. Didn't want to waste it. Got every sock and footie I own to soak it up. Every load, I threw in a sock. Worked great.

@tracybormann5067 8 months ago

You can also spray your broom with vinegar b4 sweeping. This keeps down dust, helps catch pet hair and gives freshness and helps remove odors from home and broom.

@eilissmith8591 7 months ago

I’m from Northern Ireland, when I was growing up my Dad would save the fire ashes and used them for melting ice and as a fertiliser

@shawnwright5332 8 months ago

The Amish are simply awesome

@frugalmama6946 7 months ago

putting tools inside a bucket filed with sand with motor oil will help coat the tools to prevent rust.

@DoraRoss-q1o 8 months ago

Ash might work, when it's wet it turns black. Before going inside you better pull your shoes off or you will have black smut all over the floors.😊😊

@lucianadabbraccio659 8 months ago

I'm Italian born, living in America I do a lot of there ways to save, I reuse water I dry my clothes outside, and other things 😂😂

@Gcirac1949 8 months ago

Vinegar was used during the Plague. Kills bacteria, viruses.

@sandrabeck8788 8 months ago

The Amish have big families and a large church, and stay at home moms. Big difference from the modern family.

@gailbird100 8 months ago

when I spill grease, I put flour on it. After the grease has been soaked up, I take the mixture and make small balls, bake them at 350 degrees for 1/2 hour. Let them cool and feed the birds. Hence - no waste.

@JoshnTrishKeeton 7 months ago

Oh what i would do for a ringer washer again I had one in 1995 when I had my 1st child and I hung out to dry. The cleanest clothes whitest white's. Best washer ever

@elliesambrook5929 8 months ago

How we all use to live

@cherylmachado7549 8 months ago

Almost NO Amish use dryers. !

@DellaHackett 8 months ago

The Amish do not use dryers! Not in my neck of the woods!

@lorettatayor5840 8 months ago

you can pour instead of flour use oatmeal to sop up the grease. then use the oatmeal to feed the birds.

@MichaelMigliore-gg3hw 8 months ago (edited)

15:13 The guy used bread to pick up the glass shards then he flips over the SAME PIECE and presses his hand into the side with glass shards. What an IDIOT!! 😂😮😅

@BacktoYesterday-1 8 months ago

Sometimes the old ways just make more sense.

@RenegadeRedneck30817 8 months ago

The problem with putting small pieces of soap in your clothing drawers is that mice and rats actually like soap, and by putting these small pieces of soap in with your clothing is the same as inviting these vermin to come into your drawers and nesting in your clothing.
If I'm trying to keep pests out of the clothing drawers I would instead put small pieces of cedar in with the clothing.