Wednesday, October 28, 2015

more about vinegar

It's always fun to see what new books our library director has bought, and you will never guess what I saw behind my desk yesterday!  No, you won't.


Imagine, I just posted about vinegar the other day!  I put my name on it, but meanwhile I did some peeking inside:


I'll have to get some more Bragg cider vinegar - it's supposed to have a mother in it. Then we'll see what we will see.

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  1. Are there other relatives, do you think? Vinegar sisters? (hehehehe). But seriously, how do you know if your vinegar has a mother so it can't be used to make more vinegar?

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    1. I'm not entirely sure about family connections, but - apparently the vinegar mother is considered a cousin to the kombucha mother. So I guess everyone else would be "once removed", right? :D

      Bragg's apple cider vinegar is supposed to have a mother in it, although a weak one. This is what I have been led to believe - we'll see! I've used the stuff before, but it's a bit murky and I didn't examine the contents closely.

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  2. Hmmm...well what great timing on the part of your library. I just got some soap making books from ours to work on improving my skill. I should see about a vinegar book. I followed the directions in your photo--including the Braggs ACV mother--but here is the thing: I just used fresh apple juice. It wasn't fermented. I bet that is why its never gotten as tangy as I wanted. Matt has 5 gallons of hard cider going with our juice from this year. I'll have to make a second go at it. Thanks for the leads.

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  3. That's interesting--like a sourdough-starter, it seems.

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