Herbal Vinegar Recipes?

[vfem]

Does anyone have any suggestions for balsamic vinegar?! That's my favorite... I use it on salads, french fries and I really like it on my fish. What herbs do you think would do well in it since its so flavorful to start with!?

 

[Hattie the Hen]

vfem Re: Balsamic Vinegar

I think a bit of grated lemon or orange rind plus thyme & black pepper.

OR

Crushed juniper berries & black pepper.


:rose Hattie :rose

 

[HiDelight]

I never heat vinegar to make herbal vinegars ..I love to stick chiles and chives and garlic chives, rosemary, garlic, sage varieties..thyme.. ...all kinds of herbs by themselves and mixing them up ..people love them as gifts and give the bottles back for "refills" so I know they are using them ...

this year because of a post somewhere ..I started some chive flower vinegar...someone somewhere posted to put the flowers in vinegar I think it was Wifezilla? I would like to give credit and can not find the post maybe it was on BYC? this is a huge online world and I get confused

anyway since I can not find the post about it I just remember that it was white vinegar and chive flowers!
so..

I filled a jar with white vinegar and put a bunch of chive flowers in
set it up in the window...now I am looking at the prettiest vinegar I have ever seen I am sure the flavor will be wonderful but right now just looking at it is such a pretty color!

so thank you so much to whomever gave me this idea!!!and anyone who has chive flowers should try it ..it is just so pretty!!!!

 

[HiDelight]

I wonder if you put calendula in the vinegar if it will turn it nice yellow or orange? has anyone tried it?

 

[wifezilla]

It might be worth a shot. I love my purple chive blossom vinegar

 

[HiDelight]

It might be worth a shot. I love my purple chive blossom vinegar

there you are! thanks for the idea where ever you posted it! just beautiful!!! I have jars on the windowsill and it just looks so pretty!

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi there Herbal Vinegar Makers

I've just come across this site -- you just have to scroll down a wee bit -- such a pretty picture too!

http://culinariaeugenius.wordpress.com/category/preserving/

Hope you like it! :happy_flower

It's raining off& on here so I'm exploring again on my laptop...........!


:rose Hattie :rose

 

[Sylvie]

I found honey melon sage to make vinegar.
I planted what I thought was honey melon sage last year, but it was a mislabeled pineapple sage. I use the pineapple for tea blends so it sure didn't go to waste.
When I smelled this plant it was distinctive from the pineapple, and will make a heavenly vinegar!

 

[HiDelight]

I found honey melon sage to make vinegar.
I planted what I thought was honey melon sage last year, but it was a mislabeled pineapple sage. I use the pineapple for tea blends so it sure didn't go to waste.
When I smelled this plant it was distinctive from the pineapple, and will make a heavenly vinegar!

Oh Sylvie what a great idea I have a pot of that I will try it as well!

thanks