Flavored Vinegars

Select from the listed ingredients, mix-n-match to create your own flavorite! Use the freshest & highest quality ingredients you can afford--or raise them in your own garden to be sure of the very best!

• Ready In: 336 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 32
• Yields: 3 -cup bottle

Ingredients

• 2  cups vinegar (white or cider)

• Option 1 Herb Vinegar Flavoring

• 1  cup fresh herb (rosemary, sage, thyme)
• 3  peeled shallots

• Option 2 Strawberry Vinegar

• 1⁄2 cup  hulled strawberry
• 1⁄4 cup fresh basil

• Choose ONE

• 2  tablespoons mustard seeds
• 1  sprig fresh tarragon
• 1⁄2 cup  whole raspberries

Directions

1. GENERAL NOTES: All vinegars are corrosive; be sure to use only glass jars; use cork, glass or plastic lids.
2. After flavors mature, store vinegar in a cool, dark place.
3. Vinegar will stay fresh & tasty for YEARS, depending on the ingredients used.
4. TO MAKE HERB VINEGAR: Lightly crush herbs and peeled onion (pieces)- use a mortar & pestle or the flat side of a large knife on a cutting board. Place crushed ingredients in clean glass jar with a WIDE neck.
5. Slowly heat vinegar until WARM; pour into jar with herbs & onions, filling jar to the top. Seal and place in SUNNY window.
6. Let vinegar mature for 2 weeks; shake daily & taste periodically (add more spices if necessary; then allow to sit longer).
7. When vinegar has reached desired taste, filter through cheesecloth layers; pour into clean bottle; add FRESH herbs & spices for decoration and flavor; seal.