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Default Can I make my own sherry vinegar?

On Friday, July 26, 2013 1:24:13 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Friday, July 26, 2013 9:58:40 AM UTC-7, Kalmia wrote:
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> > Pardon my ignorance, but is this just a blend of sherry and white or red wine vinegar? Can I make a close substitute at home? I don't feel like going out for this, using a little and junking up my shelf.

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> > Would you use cream sherry or dry?

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> Sherry vinegar starts with dilute sherry, and mother of vinegar to ferment the alcohol to acetic acid. I would add a few drops of sherry to white vinegar(because it tastes neutral) till you got the taste and color you liked.




I started with the sherry instead, and added vinegar by the eyedropperful. My ratio was prob. about 10 to 1 on the finished product.