Old Fashioned Homemade Vinegar Recipe

Notes from an old handwritten regional cookbook

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Old Fashioned Homemade Vinegar Recipe

TO MAKE VINEGAR

Take one pint of molasses,
put it in a jug with one gallon of warm water,
not boiling, let it stand for two months,
and you will have good vinegar.

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Old Fashioned Fruit Vinegar Recipe -undated

Old Fashioned Fruit Vinegar Recipe

1 quart of fruit
raspberries or strawberries or black currants, etc...
1 quart of cider vinegar

Crush the Fruit well.
Bring the measured vinegar to 'just' boiling in a stainless steel or enameled pot.
Turn off the heat and add your fruit.

Cover and let stand at room temperature for 2 days.*
After 2 days,
Strain mixture.
Pour into a clean, dry jar or bottle and cap tightly.
Store properly.




*Remember many of these old recipe instructions do not meet todays food safety standards. Be sure and check with your local extension office for the latest information concerning food safety.
The only date of the origins for this recipe is pre civil war.


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