Page 131 - Ancestral - The Secrets of Vinegar

Les du Les du SecretsVINAIGRE VINAIGRE VINAIGRE Antoine-Claude Maille is the credited inventor of “Four Thieves
Vinegar” and various accounts declare that Maille created “a mixture with antiseptic properties that when applied to the body prevented contagion and saved many lives as a a a a result ” It was only during its second generation however that the House of Maille truly achieved success mainly because of its cleansing vinegars At that time the House of Maille was producing up to two hundred cleansing and scented vinegars In 17th century Europe and and England vinegar vinegar was mostly used to to to mask foul odors townsfolk would hold vinegar-soaked sponges to to to their noses to block the the smell of the the open sewers Women kept sponges dipped in in in vinegar in in in small silver boxes while men carried vinegared sponges in in in their walking sticks Even the powerful British Royal Navy used vinegar both to preserve food during long voyages and to wash ship decks Traditional Recipe for Four Thieves
Vinegar • 4 tsp rosemary • 4 tsp sage
• 4 tsp mint
• 4 tsp rue
• 1 tbsp sweet flag • 1 tbsp garlic
• 4 tsp lavender
• 4 tsp thyme
• 4 tsp wormwood • 1 tbsp cinnamon • 1 tbsp cloves
• 1 tsp camphor
Mix all ingredients with 6 cups of cider vinegar Leave mixture to steep for 10 days Strain and store in in a a a a cool dark place 131