[Sca-cooks] Re: Flavored vinegar

Robin Carroll-Mann rcmann4 at earthlink.net
Fri Jun 17 06:52:53 PDT 2005


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From: Betsy Marshal <betsy at softwareinnovation.com>

I'd ask where is the recipe from? I wouldn't think England would get 40
sunny days in a row...maybe they said that to ensure it got enough warmth
overall... (just my .02 lira;) Betsy
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You should have offered your two maravedi instead; it's from Spain.  :-)

It's out of a 1551 edition of a Spanish agricultural manual by Gabriel Alonso de Herrera.  He discusses methods of making vinegar, and mentions a few variations on the standard wine vinegar.



Brighid ni Chiarain
Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom




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