[Sca-cooks] Vinegar, was quails in period

[chirhart_1]

whom makes this stuff!. I may be mistaken but the only coal tar vinegar
derivative is used as a disinfectant and is 4% solution.It is said that it
has a heavy pine smell.Used in England to disinfect cattle.
Fleischmann's white vinegar is made from alcohol.Not coal tar.I guess what
put the burr up my tucass
was saying all white vinegar was coal tar when its not.   Master chirhart
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christine Seelye-King" <kingstaste at mindspring.com>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:26 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Vinegar, was quails in period


> He's absolutely right.  The acetic acid you buy as white vinegar in the
> grocery store is a by-product of the petrochemical industry.  It is pure
> acetic acid, but it has no nutritional value.  Apple cider vinegar is much
> better for you, and has more flavor (which can be undesireable).  Before
> looking into stronger (photographic?!?) acids, I would try boiling down
some
> vinegar.  Don't know if that would make the acid content higher, but I
would
> think it would, by concentration, evaporation of the water.
> For more info, see my article on Vinegar in the Florilegium.
> Mistress Christianna
>
>
> > Coal tar!   Never heard it made from that. Looked at my resources
nothing
> about coal tar vinegar. All the vinegar and or ways to make come from
> organic origins.   Sieggy what's your source?    From chirhart
> >
>  Since white vinegar isn't 'organic' in origin (it's a by-product of coal
> tar),
> (snip)
>

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