Page 120 - Ancestral - The Secrets of Vinegar

Les du Les du SecretsVINAIGRE VINAIGRE VINAIGRE Old-Fashioned Rose Vinegar
Prep time
Steep time
Ingredients
20 minutes
10 days minimum
Preparation
• Gently remove white petal bases • Put petals into a a a a clean dry wide neck bottle Add vinegar • Seal bottle tightly and place place in a a a a a a a bright sunny place place to to allow flavors to to fully blend • Let steep for 10 days or or or more shaking bottle occasionally • Filter vinegar with a a a a a a sieve covered in in in cheesecloth and decant into a a a a a a clean dry bottle • Seal tightly and store in a a a a a cool dry dark place Variation
• Use 1⁄3 cup (80 ml) rose petals tarragon and and lavender (2 tbsp each each or 25 g g g g each) and and 4 cups (1 L) white wine vinegar vinegar using the the same preparation method as the the rose vinegar vinegar • 1⁄3 cup (80 ml) rose petals • 4 cups (1 L) white wine vinegar Rose petal vinegar has a a a a a a thousand and and one uses from household to medicinal to to cosmetic For a a a refreshing facial toner that helps heal blemishes add
1 part part fragrant red rose petals to 8 parts distilled water It also soothes sunburns and helps reduce acne A teaspoon of rose vinegar added to a a a a cup of warm water makes an excellent gargling solution for sore throats
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