ok, here's one for the vinegar Gurus out there. Bought some apple cider, non preserved, unpasteurized,,, let it go "bad",,, alot of mother (hopefully) has formed, smells like vinegar (must be) now what do I do?

-- STAN (sopal@net-port.com), November 12, 2000

Answers

I don't know about vinegar, but it sounds like how we made Hard Cider when I was a teen in New England. Maybe you could smuggle it to the "Pretend Thanksgiving" at Hoots!

-- Mark in NC Fla (deadgoatman@webtv.net), November 12, 2000.

too far gone for cider

-- STAN (sopal@net-port.com), November 12, 2000.

Its vinegar. Draw it off and use it. I only make vinegar by "accident" when the wine goes too far.

-- Jay Blair in N. AL (jayblair678@yahoo.com), November 13, 2000.

how do I draw it off, and what do I do with the mother?

-- STAN (sopal@net-port.com), November 14, 2000.

Stan, theres an article in Countrysides archive. Go to home page,then past issues, scroll down to July/August89. I hope it helps.

-- Mark M (Magicmark@aol.com), November 15, 2000.