Easy Flavored Vinegars WPT 2019 Garden Expo

Easy Flavored Vinegars

WPT 2019 Garden Expo

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Agenda
1.   What is vinegar
2.   What is flavored vinegar
3.   How to make it
4.   What to do with it
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Agenda
1.   What is vinegar
2.   What is flavored vinegar
3.   How to make it
4.   What to do with it
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What is Vinegar?
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 A sour-tasting liquid
containing acetic acid.
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What is Vinegar?
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 From French
  Vin ● Aigre
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  Wine ● Sour      25

What is Vinegar?
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Between 5-20% Acetic Acid
  Less Than 2% Alcohol
 The rest is mainly Water
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What is Vinegar?
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    The Acetic Acid
provides the sour taste.
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What is Vinegar?
          Carbohydrates
- Converted through Fermentation to
      Alcohol (Ethyl Alcohol)
- Converted through Fermentation to
        Vinegar (Acetic Acid)
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What is Wine Vinegar?
              Grapes
- Converted through Fermentation to
    Wine Alcohol (Ethyl Alcohol)
- Converted through Fermentation to
        Vinegar (Acetic Acid)
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Vinegar is made from what’s available:
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   Persimmon: South Korea
   Kiwifruit: New Zealand
   Coconut: SE Asia
   Rice: China, Japan, Korea
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Basic Distinction
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      Balsamic Vinegar
Aged Italian Trebbiano Grapes
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     Uses a different process.
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Basic Distinction
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 Infused: Tarragon Vinegar
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Tarragon herb flavor is infused
      into wine vinegar
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White Distilled Vinegar
         In the US
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Fermented from Grain Alcohol
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White Distilled Vinegar
        Elsewhere
Fermented from the Alcohol from
Potatoes, Sugar Beets, Milk Whey,
      Sugar Cane & Grain
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Agenda
1.   What is vinegar
2.   What is flavored vinegar
3.   How to make it
4.   What to do with it
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Asking:
 What is flavored vinegar ?
   Is similar to asking:
What is flavored lemonade ?
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A way of preserving the flavor
    of Herbs and Fruits.

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Start with the available
       Vinegars
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Wine, Rice, Apple Cider,
   Balsamic, White
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Infuse with:
  Herbs
    Or
  Fruits
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Herbs to try:
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Basil, Rosemary, Tarragon,
  Pepper, Garlic, Onion,
  Mint, Thyme, Oregano,
        etc., etc., etc.
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Rosemary Bushes
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Use only Clean and
   Fresh Herbs

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Basil:
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There are over 100 varieties of Basil
        with various flavors.
 Sweet Basil is the most common.
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Other Flavorful Varieties:
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       Lemon Basil
         Lime Basil
      Cinnamon Basil
       Licorice Basil
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Basil
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Some varieties may not be at your
grocer but you can grow from seed
   and then propagate through
             cuttings.
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Basil from seed then
multiplied with cuttings

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Basil Cutting
in a net cup
to develop roots.

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Other Herbs from Cuttings:
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    Mint, Rosemary, Sage,
Oregano, Thyme, Lemon Balm,
           Tarragon
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Wait!!!
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Pepper, Garlic and Onion?
   Are these Herbs???
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Herb:
Any plant with leaves, seeds,
or flowers used for flavoring,
 food, medicine, or perfume.
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Herb of the Year
         2016 - Pepper
          2004 - Garlic
International Herb Association
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Fruits to try:
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  Raspberry, Blueberry,
Peach, Apricot, Nectarine,
     Lemon Peels,
     etc., etc., etc.        53

Vinegar-Flavor Pairings
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Be familiar with the vinegar
    base you are using.
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Fig, Peach or Pomegranate
      Infused Balsamic      55

Vinegar-Flavor Pairings
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Taste is an Individual Thing.
       Experiment!!!
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Agenda
1.   What is vinegar
2.   What is flavored vinegar
3.   How to make it
4.   What to do with it
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The process is called infusion.

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The flavor of an herb or fruit is
infused into the vinegar base.

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Two Methods:
Cold: At room temperature
            Or
  Hot: Vinegar is heated
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Try ideas with small
     quantities.

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Two Quick Examples

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Cold Method
          With:
  White Vinegar as Base
Jalapeno Peppers as flavor
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Measurements
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1 Pepper for 1/2 Cup Vinegar

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1. Quarter Pepper
 2. Remove Seeds
3. Crumble into bottle
    4. Add vinegar
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1.Cover and wait
2.Taste weekly as you wait
3.More time more flavor

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After Aging...
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1.Strain
2.Dilute to taste with base
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Avoid “Pepper Hands”
The burning sensation after cutting hot
peppers comes from oils that coat the
   skin and are very hard wash off.
     Try oil on hands as a barrier.

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Hot Method
          With:
White Wine Vinegar as Base
  Basil Leaves as flavor
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Hot Method
Heat accelerates the Infusion
          Process

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Hot Method
 Heat the Vinegar
Almost to/but not boiling

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Hot Process
Will create some fumes.
     Use ventilation.

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Hot Process
Can be done in microwave.
 Watch so it doesn’t boil.

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Make in small quantities to
       test flavors.

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Measurements
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5 Basil leaves for
 1/2 Cup Vinegar
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1. Heat Vinegar
2. Crumple leaves
     into bottle
   3. Add vinegar
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1.Cover and wait
2.Taste weekly as you wait
3.More time more flavor

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After Aging...
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1.Strain
2.Dilute to taste with base
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Raspberry Vinegar:
          Hot Method
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1/2 Cup Unsweetened Raspberries
 1/2 Tablespoon Sugar or Honey
    1/2 Cup Red Wine Vinegar
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Raspberry Vinegar:
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  Remember these ingredients.
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They are also used to make Shrubs.
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Make in small amounts.
      Keep in Fridge.
Use Clean & Dry bottles.
 Use Clean ingredients.
If it turns bad , dump it.
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For larger amounts
    with a longer shelf life:
Follow Sterilization Guidelines
      Similar to Canning
https://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/uga/
        uga_flavored_vinegars.pdf         82

For larger amounts
   with a longer shelf life:
Metal will corrode over time in
   contact with Vinegar.
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Agenda
1.   What is vinegar
2.   What is flavored vinegar
3.   How to make it
4.   What to do with it
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Vinegar is widely used as a
preservative and a flavoring.
 You can preserve and add
       more flavors.
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Vinaigrette:
  Oil & Acid
With Flavoring

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Vinaigrette:
Olive Oil & Flavored Vinegar
     Try 3:1 proportion
       Adjust to taste
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Vinaigrette:
  On Salads
      Or
As a Bread dip
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Use Flavored Vinegar
    with Olive Oil
 For Dipping Bread

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Use Flavored Vinegar
        with Olive Oil
 Apply with pastry brush to
inside faces of sandwiches
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Try raspberry vinaigrette on
    bread for egg salad
       sandwiches.

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Pepper Ketchup
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Pepper Vinegar with Ketchup
  Tomato Paste to Thicken
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Day Old Pizza
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 Sprinkle day old pizza with a
flavorful vinegar to wake it up.
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On Ice Cream
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    Peach infused
White Balsamic Vinegar
 Drizzle on Ice Cream
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Other Sauces:
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Add a flavor to your favorite
      sauce, to taste.
   Thicken as needed.
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After making fruit vinegars,
    the used fruit can be
       used in chutney.

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Try your own ideas

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More popular in recent years:
          Shrubs
Vinegar based cocktail syrup

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Shrubs:
  Sweet Fruit Vinegar Drink
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Concept goes back 1,000s of years.

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Shrubs:
  Fruit Pulp
   Vinegar
Sugar or Honey
Combine 1:1:1
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Shrubs:
         Similar to
Flavored Vinegar plus Sugar.
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     Adds flavors to drinks.
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Sources

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National Center for Home
      Food Preservation
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https://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/uga/
        uga_flavored_vinegars.pdf
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Making and Using Flavored
        Vinegars
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      By Glenn Andrews
       $1.99 on Kindle
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Life-Changing Salad Dressings
       In 3 Minutes Flat
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        By Grace Legere
        $2.99 on Kindle
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Homemade Salad Dressings
  & Vinaigrette Cookbook:
 175 Homemade Dressings
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       By S. L. Watson
       $0.99 on Kindle      106

Q&A

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