[Sca-cooks] Flavored vinegar

[Elaine Koogler]

Robin wrote:

> I'm thinking of making some flavored vinegar, probably rose vinegar.  
> The "Obra de Agricultura" says it can be made with dried roses.  That 
> suits me, because I can buy food-safe rosebuds in the health food 
> store, and I don't have a source of pesticide-free fresh roses.
>
> The "recipe" calls for steeping the roses in the vinegar, and leaving 
> the bottle in a sunny place for 40 days.  This seems similar to modern 
> recipes I've seen for homemade herb vinegars.
>
> Any comments?  Is this a safe method, assuming that I sterilize the 
> bottle first?
>
OK.  I'll bite.  How much vinegar to how many roses?  Sounds intriguing....

Kiri