Re: Food Item: Vinegar

[Readymom]

How to Make Your Own Vinegar
https://www.thereadystore.com/diy/6611/how-to-make-your-own-vinegar/

Vinegar . . . Homemade-vinegar Making your own homemade vinegar is a great way to save money and become more self-sufficient. With a simple process, you can create your own vinegar to add to your family’s food storage.

The majority of vinegars made by homesteaders are apple cider vinegars or some type of variation. The process is pretty simple and the materials are pretty easy to come by. Below, we’ve listed some directions on how you can make your own. ---CONTINUED---

[Readymom]

F.5 VINEGAR
http://www.ccrettraining.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Food-Storage-FAQ-v4.pdf

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There is vinegar and then there is vinegar and it is not all alike. The active ingredient in all vinegars is acetic acid, but how the sour stuff was made can vary widely. The most common vinegar is white distilled which is actually diluted distilled acetic acid and not true vinegar at all. It keeps pretty much indefinitely if tightly sealed in a plastic or glass bottle with a plastic cap. The enamel coated metal caps always seem to get eaten by the acid over time. It is usually about 5-6% acetic acid and for pickling it is the type most often called for.

The next most common is ... ---CONTINUED---

[Readymom]

Vinegar — A splash is all you need for healthful eating, natural healing, and sparkling home
https://www.backwoodshome.com/vinegar/

Call me a sourpuss, if you will, but I love vinegar and can’t imagine a day going by without calling upon one type or another for cooking, curing, or cleansing purposes.

(SNIP) ... I still depend on distilled white and apple cider vinegars for cleaning solutions ....

(SNIP) ... Around the house

Sparkling glass. Add distilled white vinegar to water when washing windows and glass decorations. Cuts grease and grime and deters buildup. A quarter cup added to rinse water leaves dishes squeaky clean. ---CONTINUED---

[Readymom]

Vinegar-1001 Ways to Use



1001 Uses for White Distilled Vinegar
YOUR RESOURCE FOR ALL THINGS VINEGAR
http://vinegartips.com/history/#sthash.3nDWcFxG.dpuf

For thousands of years, different cultures across the world have used vinegar as a cooking ingredient, a curative, a cleaner and much more. From ancient Rome, to early China and the Middle East, vinegar was valued for its medicinal and cleaning qualities much as it is today. ---CONTINUED---

Includes:
Inside the Home
-Kitchen
-Bath
-Laundry
-Pets
-Around the House

Outside the Home
-Automotive
-Garden

Let's Eat
-Cooking
-Canning & Preservation

Health & Beauty
Everyday Green Cleaners
Vinegar Don'ts

[Readymom]

Hat Tip to rick1, over at EHP-D:



White Vinegar: Powerful But Use With Caution
https://www.almanac.com/news/home-health/natural-living/white-vinegar-powerful-use-caution

It’s hard to think of a natural substance that serves such a wide array of everyday purposes as vinegar. While it might seem as if you can use vinegar on everything, it’s also acidic, which means that it can cause damage to your health and home if you use it improperly. Here are things that you should NOT use vinegar for. ---CONTINUED---

[Readymom]

Hat Tip to rick1:



The Many Household Uses for Vinegar
https://www.almanac.com/content/many-household-uses-vinegar

Here are some of the many household uses for white vinegar—from cleaning to stain treatment to relieving insect bites. Vinegar is a “wonder” product. Discover its common and surprising uses! ---CONTINUED---