[Sca-cooks] Sekanjabin and vinegars

[Stefan li Rous]

Elewyiss mentioned:
> Do  you like sekanjabin also? I love it. The first time I had it I 
> drank
> the syrup streight out of the bottle.
Awk!
> I didn't know you had to dilute
> it. So now I think it's all pretty weak but still. . . That's why I
> started making my own vinegar.
So, how are you making your own vinegar? Which types have you made? I 
recently purchased some sugarcane vinegar (and some French Walnut Oil) 
at Tuesday Morning but I've not opened either one. Anyone have any good 
suggestions for how to best use the Walnut oil?

Sekanjabin can be varied quite a lot by varying the type of vinegar, 
mint and sugar (or honey) used. But perhaps you already know that and 
that is why you started making your own vinegar? In addition, 
Sekanjabin is just one of many similar drinks. Many of which probably 
haven't been made in recent decades, at least. You can find some of 
these recipes (most from Master Cariadoc) and other info you might be 
interested in, in these files in the BEVERAGES and the FOOD sections of 
the Florilegium:
jalabs-msg        (64K)  7/22/02    Drinks with a sugar or honey-syrup 
base such
                                        as Sekanjabin (Persian Mint 
Drink).

Vinegar-art       (20K)  6/26/01    "What's so special about Vinegar?" 
by
                                        Mistress Christianna MacGrain.
Vinegar-NJFCC-art (18K) 10/23/01    "Vinegar: Not Just for Cleaning 
Coffeepots"
                                        by THL Mirin ben DhIarmait.
vinegar-msg       (56K) 12/ 3/03    Vinegar in period. Making vinegar.

Of course Elewyiss if you have some comments about stuff in these files 
or some additional how-to info or stuff you've found in your research, 
please consider sending me a message or two to add to these files.

Stefan
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