Baking Soda

Baking Soda. Useful for everything from baking cookies to neutralizing odors to cleaning grout between tiles.

"I've brushed my teeth with that shit!" said Zel.

"Did you do that when you were a Boy Scout?" I said. "Because the Scouts are always prepared."

He said, "No. But I've brushed my teeth with baking soda. Have you?"

I said, "Nope. I was never a Scout. And, given that we've cleaned grout with that shit, I'm not sure I want to brush my teeth with it."