[Sca-cooks] Re: Flavored vinegar

[iasmin at comcast.net]

Brighid asked:

> 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?

My personal opinion is that it's better to place the bottle in a warm spot out of direct sunlight. The rose oil seems to me to be too delicate to handle constant, direct sun. At least in my experiments, I've gotten a fuller flavor when I've put the bottles in my hall closet that sits in the hottest area of the house.

Iasmin