SC - Eggs graven with Vinegar

[Magdalena]

Morgan Cain wrote:

> Magdalena asked:
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> >>> This brings up a question for me.  How close was
> >>> period vinegar to the stuff I buy at the store?
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> Much of today's vinegar is diluted.
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I know. What I want to know is if they diluted their vinegar too.

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> As for the kinds, they did not, to my knowledge, have distilled white vinegar as do we.

Actually, Plat has a section on distilling vinegar.  I'm not familiar with the modern method, so I can't tell you how it compares, but he suggests using a glass vessel instead of the lead or pewter ones commonly used for distilling vinegar.

- -Magdalena

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