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Strawberry Vinegar

A fermented vinegar made by steeping ripe strawberries in vinegar and repeating the process.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Strawberry Vinegar

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Wash and prepare the strawberries.

Steep

  1. Combine strawberries with vinegar in a large container.

  2. Let the mixture stand for 3 to 4 days.

Strain and repeat

  1. Strain the vinegar through a jelly bag.

  2. Pour the strained vinegar back over the same quantity of strawberries.

  3. Repeat the process after 3 days.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Strawberries
Supply the fruit flavor, aroma and color that the vinegar takes on as it steeps.
Vinegar
Acts as the liquid that draws flavor out of the fruit and gives the finished vinegar its sharp tang.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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