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Strawberry Vinegar

A 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

Steep

  1. Combine strawberries and vinegar in a large container.

  2. Let the mixture sit 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.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Strawberries
Supply the fruit flavor, aroma and color that the vinegar draws out.
Vinegar
Acts as the solvent, pulling flavor and aroma from the fruit while adding sharp acidity.

The step that matters

Pouring the strained vinegar back over the same quantity of strawberries. The vinegar absorbs flavor and aroma from the fruit as it sits. Returning it to fresh strawberries lets it keep extracting flavor, so the result is stronger than a single soak would give.

“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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