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From the lens How To Make Vinegar from Honey .

  • empathzone Apr 3, 2012 @ 2:04 pm | delete
    I did loquat vinegar one time from scratch, it was pretty good. I didn´t know it could be made out of honey. I will give it a try. This is great info!!
  • flycatcher Dec 20, 2011 @ 9:42 am | delete
    Once or twice I've had a bit of leftover honey in the tank that wanted to turn itself into vinegar, but I've never made honey-vinegar on purpose! Actually, this is the first I've heard of the idea - now completely intrigued, and ready to try it. Great lens - thanks for taking the time to put together so much useful information!
  • miaponzo Dec 3, 2011 @ 9:57 am | delete
    Thanks! :) Blessed.
  • John Smith Oct 12, 2011 @ 9:48 pm | delete
    Here's the mention (excerpts) that sent me looking for more information on making vinegar from honey:
    It was published in the 1899 edition of A.I.Root's ?ABC of Bee Culture.?

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    VINEGAR
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    This is one of the legitimate products of honey; and when properly made it has a quality that is superior to any other vinegar, especially for making pickles. It will not die, nor lose its strength like most other vinegars; and one can have light or dark vinegar by taking light or dark honey to make it from ?????????. Speaking of pickles made of honey vinegar, Mr. G.W.Gates of Bartlett, Tenn., says; ?We have used no other for two years; and nearly everyone who tastes our pickles asks my wife for her recipe for making them. When told that we use nothing but honey vinegar, they are surprised.?

    Mr. E France, of Platteville, Wis., asked the wife of one of the merchants why she always bought his vinegar; and her reply was, that the stuff from the store always ate up her pickles; but that, when she uses honey vinegar, her pickles keep, and have a beautiful fine flavour.

    Notwithstanding the fact that vinegar from honey is the finest in the world, the very low price of the ordinary product from cider makes it impossible to get a very high price for the honey vinegar???.etc
    ???????????????
    End of quote.
    Isn't it amazing that we are now trying to ?return' to the old fashioned Cider Vinegar, when it was itself the ?Usurper' owing to it being cheap. And it ?ate up my pickles' is noteworthy too. I presume she means it allowed them to go slimy instead of staying crisp and shiny. The addition of alum was the way they treated this side effect, apparently; But as with ?artificial honey' it appears that we have been led astray all for the sake of ?cheap.?

    Yet the traditional (in those days) honey vinegar would not die nor lose its strength. Obviously the marvellous properties of natural honey carry right on through to the vinegar and the pickles. WOW!

    The article in the ?ABC of Bee Culture? goes on to tell how the cheaper product had pushed honey vinegar aside, just as pretend honey has done with real honey in today's food culture.

    Will the real vinegar please stand up!
  • Tolovaj Jul 9, 2011 @ 6:48 am | delete
    I must admit I tried to make wine years ago, but I only made some vinegar. It was also interested. Have you ever tried vinegar from blueberries?
  • Gareth Nov 5, 2010 @ 9:17 pm | delete
    Here is a link to how I make fruit vinegars :http://overthegate.myfreeforum.org/Fruit_Vinegars_about6733.html
  • tandemonimom Mar 7, 2010 @ 5:26 pm | delete
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  • JaguarJulie Aug 18, 2009 @ 6:45 am | delete
    Vinegar from honey? Gosh, I had never thought of that but I do know there are so many kinds of vinegar -- apple cider vinegar for example. I'll just bet my grandmother did this as she was THE chef in our family. How interesting!!!
  • Josh Feb 23, 2009 @ 10:10 pm | delete
    I make Mead (Honey Wine) and have used my finished product to make vinegar as well. I dilute it to about 50 percent of it initial concentration 10-13 percent alcohol. It tastes great after fermentation, and not a bad use of honey.
  • tandemonimom Jan 24, 2009 @ 9:30 pm | delete
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  • Happiegrrrl Jan 14, 2009 @ 8:46 pm | delete
    I love old recipes - Learned to cook, with my mother's help, straight out of the 1935 Fanny Farmer Cookbook, which said "store cheese in a cool, dry, cupboard."(funny stuff, for a kid in the 1970's!). When I found an EARLIER version of the FFC/Book(1897?, I forget right now) , it talked about using low, medium, or high heat - but they meant on a FIREPLACE!
  • tandemonimom Dec 29, 2008 @ 6:28 pm | delete
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  • spirituality Oct 9, 2008 @ 5:26 am | delete
    Sounds yummy, vinegar from honey :)

    Congrats on making giant squid!
  • ebay-grandma Sep 23, 2008 @ 6:10 pm | delete
    Vinegar has so many uses. But I would think honey into vinegar would be a waste! I like my honey as honey.
  • TheInfamous7 Aug 14, 2008 @ 11:44 am | delete
    Splendid Lens!! Thankyou for taking the time to look at my Vinegar Lens too!! I found out some wonderful things..thankyou x
  • kab Aug 9, 2008 @ 7:05 pm | delete
    so interesting!
  • chefkeem Jul 28, 2008 @ 12:28 pm | delete
    Very interesting and educational lens. I love to use herbed vinegars for my salad dressings, sweetened with agave nectar, of course. 5*s
  • bjslapidary Jul 25, 2008 @ 3:58 pm | delete
    What an interesting lens. Great job!
  • rms Jul 15, 2008 @ 6:22 am | delete
    What an interesting topic you've chosen. I had no idea! Nice work on the lens too!
  • tandemonimom Jul 14, 2008 @ 5:14 pm | delete
    What a LOT of sweet and sour information! Thanks for a great lens, and I love the honey bee designs, too.
  • rivercityconcepts Jul 13, 2008 @ 4:09 pm | delete
    Hey, I found your lens while surfing on Digg. Nice lens. I have learned a few new things about honey and vinegar to! Keep up the great work, it's nice to view a page that offers something of value to visitors.
  • realgranola Jul 12, 2008 @ 2:23 am | delete
    I just bought 2 gallons of honey. I can't wait to try this !
  • Susan52 Jul 10, 2008 @ 4:26 pm | delete
    Very, very interesting. Who knew? :-) Nice lens!
  • ms-giggles Jun 21, 2008 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    I really enjoyed your lens. I'm a big honey fan and was excited to find out you could make vinegar from honey. I think my Mom will find your lens very interesting. I wish you great success in the lens world.,
    Beth
    Have a Super Blessed Day
  • ElizabethJeanAllen May 20, 2008 @ 2:44 pm | delete
    Great Lens!I can tomatoes, make wine and beer, pickle cukes, but I've never made vinegar. I might try it.
    5 Stars
    Lizzy

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