Most of us think of sugar as nothing more than a sweetener. You might be surprised to know that there’s quite a number of traditional uses for sugar as well. Often regarded as mere housewives tales, the tips below are actually tried and true tested solutions.

1. Keeping cut flowers fresh – adding a tablespoon of sugar to the water in the vase makes flowers look better and accelerates blooming of buds.
2. Easing tongue burns – sucking on a small cube of sugar has been known to work wonders with burning sensations
3. Natural preservative – It that binds water to prevent the growth of micro-organisms, thereby reducing food spoilage.

Follow these tips and you’ll never look at sugar the same way again!