to make vinegar
(from Confederate Receipt Book. A Compilation of over One Hundred Receipts, Adapted to the Times, published by West & Johnson, 1863)
Ingredients:
(from Confederate Receipt Book. A Compilation of over One Hundred Receipts, Adapted to the Times, published by West & Johnson, 1863)
Ingredients:
one pint of molasses
one gallon of warm water
Instructions:
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:
(from Confederate Receipt Book. A Compilation of over One Hundred Receipts, Adapted to the Times, published by West & Johnson, 1863)
Ingredients:
eight gallons of clear rain water
three quarts of molasses
two or three spoonfuls of good yeast
a sheet of brown paper
Instructions:
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.
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