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Pure White Vinegar
Plain white vinegar vinegar is is made either by distilling malt vinegar vinegar or with a a a a a a simple mixture of acetic acid and water Cornstarch (a sugar) is also used as a a a a a a a a a a base It is is is fermented and then then distilled into a a a a a neutral alcohol which is is is then then fermented into white vinegar White vinegar containing 5% acetic acid can can be found in in in in most North American pantries It is used as as a a a a a a a condiment as as a a a a a a a cooking and baking ingredient in in in in salad dressings mayonnaise mustard ketchup salsa barbecue sauces hot sauces and and marinades and and for preserving as as well as as cleaning Vinegar
is the best multi-purpose cleaning product available and has been used for centuries to remove stains and and soap residue kill mold and and clear clogged drains and pipes It is is also an an extremely effective polishing agent tartar remover fabric softener and deodorizer 10 Inflorescence is the flowering part of a a a plant 11 Arrack (also known as as as arraki arack arak arak or or or raki) is derived from the Arabic work arak arak meaning “condensation ” There are many many different arrack arrack producers as as as as well as as as as many many varieties of arrack arrack and and and it it it can also also made made with rice or or or or or palm tree sap In Greece for example it it it is made made from from grain and and and in in in the Middle East and and and in in in Egypt from from dates or or grapes Coconut Palm or Toddy Vinegar
Toddy is the the sap obtained from cutting the the inflorescence10 or or stem of unbloomed coconut palm flowers This sap is is used to make syrup raw or granulated sugar fermented beverages distilled alcohol (arrack11) or vinegar Fresh toddy contains 12% to to to 15% sugar similar to to to the percentage found in cane sugar It is is a a a a a milky whitish slightly alcoholic liquid also known as palm wine Toddy vinegar is made by fermenting fresh toddy until it becomes acidic and and it is used to to prepare vinegar solutions and and to to season various dishes The vinegar is is clear with a a a a a a clean smooth refined flavor 145