Condiments To make Vinegar

to make vinegar
(from Confederate Receipt Book. A Compilation of over One Hundred Receipts, Adapted to the Times, published by West & Johnson, 1863)

Ingredients:

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one pint of molasses​

one gallon of warm water​

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Instructions:

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Take one pint of molasses, put it in a jug with one gallon of warm water, not boiling, let it stand for two months, and you will have good vinegar.​

another receipt for a larger quantity of vinegar
(from Confederate Receipt Book. A Compilation of over One Hundred Receipts, Adapted to the Times, published by West & Johnson, 1863)

Ingredients:

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eight gallons of clear rain water​

three quarts of molasses​

two or three spoonfuls of good yeast​

a sheet of brown paper​

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Instructions:

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To eight gallons of clear rain water add three quarts of molasses, put into a good cask, shake well a few times, then add two or three spoonfuls of good yeast. If in summer place the cask in the sun; if in winter near the chimney, where it may be warm. In ten or fifteen days add to the liquid a sheet of brown paper, torn in strips, dipped into molasses, and good vinegar will be produced.​

Here are two simple recipes for Vinegar from the Confederate Receipt Book, 1863.