Herbal Vinegars

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup fresh thyme, chopped
• 1/3 cup fresh rosemary, chopped
• 5 bay leaves
• 1 orange peel, peeled off in one continuous spiraling strip
• 3 cups wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup fresh oregano, chopped
• 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 20 -30 whole black peppercorns
• 2 small hot red pepper
• 3 cups wine vinegar

Recipe

• 1 in a glass or stainless steel sauce pan heat wine vinegar on the stove to where it is warm, but not boiling.
• 2 bruise herbs. loosely fill clean glass jars with herbs and other ingredients, depending on which vinegar you are making.
• 3 pour the warmed vinegar to fill each glass jar and cap with an acid-proof lid. store in a cool, dark place and shake daily for 2 weeks.
• 4 store vinegar as it is or strain through cheesecloth and rebottle. add a few fresh sprigs of the herbs you have used to the bottle for identification purposes and visual appeal.