On 28 Nov 2018, Ophelia wrote
(in article >):
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> "dsi1" wrote in message
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> On Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 5:33:56 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
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> > I am at a loss to understand why you have produce cheaper vinegar! A
> > bottle
> > of Sarsen's vinegar.here costs around 70p which is a little more then half
> > of £1
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> I was eating at my dad's house and my Swedish step-mom made some cucumbers
> in vinegar. She asked me where she could get acetic acid. She didn't care
> for the stuff in America because they had a peculiar taste and at 4.5%
> acidity, it was too weak. She was looking for a 24% or 12% concentration
> level. She said that you could only get 12% acetic acid in Sweden because at
> 24%, "accidents" would occur.
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> Accidents indeed - that stuff is dangerous! In chemistry class, I once stuck
> my nose in a bottle of glacial acetic acid and that snapped my head back. It
> forever changed my approach to smelling unknown chemicals. A most excellent
> lesson!
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJXSLmYlvIQ
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> ==
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> Good grief! I take it you think Sarsen's is safe enough?
I hate vinegar. We used to put dirty pennies in a bowl of it overnight.
The next morning they were clean and shiny. I dont want that going on in
my digestive system.