The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-28
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Gle III an the As-<.rn re Produce cd
tss the VI !, s,tsz.r Fsa etors.
8 by don t you make your own vim:
= 3egar ~ asked my grocer as$I gave him
Il an order for a gallon or his best
re- "Oh. it's too much bother, and. be-
q sides. II dom t know how. I answered,
II putting the chief reason last
wen. 1t'sathe Simplest thing in the
world. - he replied, and Is SO much
healthier that one can afTora to take
what little trouble it Isl
A We often had plain talks on the sub
Il ject of food adultera tion, and had
profted SO much BY his Information
4 that gladly listened to what he had to
say on the subject of vinegar He said
In substance that much OF the vinegar
4 on the market is made by pouring q
very poor solution or alcohol oyer
beech shavings or birch twigs that
have been soaked in strong vinegar,
usually adding hydrochloric and sui
1 phuric acids Now, these acids in them
selves are bad enough but when they
4 come in contact with copper; brass, TIN
\ or zinc a portion OF these metals is dis
solved and the vinegar becomes still
more poisonous. It viii eat the. tops
of fruit jars. fused for pickles. until
I they become incrusted and feel sticky.
to the touch, and the pickles get soft
and mnshy after 4 time and often lose
all SOUR taste. It also eats the glaze
on the inside Of stone Jugs and hence
should be kept in glass jars or bottles.
There are few excellent pure vine
CARS on the market, but SO few people
know the Injurious effects ofthe cheap
erEgrades chat there is not the sale for
them that there should be. The old
fashioned cider vinegar is the cheapest
and safest to use, but since the tenn
perances people have done so much to
disCourace the use OF cider the farmers
do not make SO much as formerly and
consequently donot make the vinegar.
In grape sections an excellent vinegar
is made in connection with the manu-
facture of wine but here also the tenn
perance influence has been felt.
If it is impossible to get vinegar
from a farmer or some other person
who makes it for sale, there are
number of simple ways OF makinE it at
home. i have found it very little trou-
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Jars snotilt pe SCI N iltio
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it Is siiaro as DESIRED W tleil 1notner
forms new vlnesa r can De mace mace 5&py
SIMPLY adolhs sWeetened W'.ef. A a.
ways use solt wa ter Dut II It's not
aFallaole Dolt me wafer ana ser y IN
tne sun a day or Two
Inc IollosFlhs are some eAceliehl
iecles III l an pe ~ utlA
locallties ana seasons:
vinegar from Apple or l'e st'? Ear Ear
1ngs.-i.lI a Jar half run OF parfnSs.
aud ohe-hnlf teacup OF 1nolasses ana
MI up WITH water; set IN the sun ana
STRAIN Tor use IN about Two weeks
Corn 3Flne:s'ar.-l,ut one zteaclp smell smell
ed corn ana one @teacup Drown sugar
OF 1noiasses IN Jar. Eli up WITH wa.
ter and set IN the sun. FMS takes
three weeks TO make. but Is one OF the
very best vinegars
I tomato Elnesar--IAlash one quart OF
ripe tomatoes 70 q pup Slraln the