Syrup of Vinegar

Boil two pounds of sugar with four quarts of vinegar, down to a syrup, and bottle it.

Original Recipe

Boil two pounds of sugar with four quarts of vinegar, down to a syrup, and bottle it. This makes an excellent beverage when mixed with water, either with or without the addition of brandy. It is nearly equal a flavour to the syrup of lime juice, when made with superior vinegar.

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Boil two pounds of sugar with four quarts of vinegar, down to a syrup, and bottle it.

  2. 2

    This makes an excellent beverage when mixed with water, either with or without the addition of brandy.

  3. 3

    It is nearly equal a flavour to the syrup of lime juice, when made with superior vinegar.

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Recipe by mary-randolph from The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook (1824)