When it’s this cold, Missouri roads stay clear thanks in part to an unexpected secret ingredient: Beet juice. That’s because while salt is useful for melting ice, it becomes less effective ...

Several states and some major U.S. cities, including Washington, D.C. and Chicago, use beet juice to melt snow and ice. The nation’s capital has been using a mixture of brine and beet juice for ...

Keeping your stairs safe and ice-free during winter can feel like an uphill battle—especially if you're avoiding traditional ...

Brrr … it’s cold out there! Children are flocking to the television in hopes of hearing there will be a snow day; the bread ...

It kind of melts that ice before it sticks to the roads, and then we're able to plow it easier." Cramer also said crews use "beet heat," which uses beet proteins, as another chemical that's similar to ...

And Scottish gardeners have been advised how to protect their gardens from the upcoming ice and frost ... "Although it sounds funny, beet juice is an environmentally friendly alternative ...

Beet juice. (Getty Images/Fcafotodigital ... helping to clear your driveway. It’s also used to melt ice and snow on municipal roads in some areas. "The idea is that you would reduce the amount ...

It kind of melts that ice before it sticks to the roads, and then we're able to plow it easier." Cramer also said crews use "beet heat," which uses beet proteins, as another chemical that's ...