SC - Verjuice - just a couple of questions

[Erin Kenny]

Ok, I have 2 major questions about verjuice which, after checking the 
Florilegium I still can't answer.

1.  I want to try a recipe and don't have time to make verjuice (and 
can't buy it -- you'll see why in Q2), so what can I use for a 
substitute that is TOTALLY non-alcoholic?  Would white grape juice 
cut it?  I keep seeing Pleyn Delite use lemon juice but that doesn't 
seem quite right.

2.  I'm considering making some verjuice - having looked at Ras' 
recipe (the one that involves crabapples).  The recipe says to let it 
sit for 48 hours.  Is this for fermentation?  (I have no clue when it 
comes to this sort of thing)  I have sensitivities to something in 
wine (although I can eat grapes), as well as religious reasons for 
avoiding any form of alcohol, so if it's going to ferment I guess I 
have a complication.

I really don't want to go back to the old allergies / sensitivities 
discussion, or talk about whether or not we should cater to someones 
dietary restrictions.  I would prefer a period solution, but I have 
no intention of ingesting something that might make me wish I could 
die for the better part of a week for the sake of taste testing (not 
to mention the hideous religious implications).

Thanks.

Claricia Nyetgale
Caldrithig, Skraeling Althing, Ealdormere
(Ottawa, Ontario)
<Erin.Kenny at sofkin.ca>  
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