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Vinegar Mothers

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Sharron

Sharron Report 23 Oct 2018 22:34

I don't know if anybody else on here dabbles with odd things to eat but I wonder if anybody might know about this.

I have been saving the vinegar from the pickled beetroot I eat far too much of, hoping I might find a use for it.

Not finding any inspiration, quite a large quantity of sweetish, pink vinegar was jettisoned today. A couple of the jars had jelly like discs on top of them and, as they washed away down the pan, it occurred to me that I might just have flushed away two vinegar mothers.

Does anybody on here know anything about them?

Allan

Allan Report 23 Oct 2018 22:46

Found this on the internet, Sharron

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_of_vinegar


I have sometimes seen these things in our vinegar but didn't know what they were and hence threw the vinegar out thinking that somehow it had gone 'off'

Sharron

Sharron Report 23 Oct 2018 22:52

I did the Wiki bit Allan but sometimes you learn more from somebody who knows about it from having done it.

If I ever need one now, I think I might know how to grow it.

Allan

Allan Report 23 Oct 2018 23:14

That rules me out then' Sharron.

However, now that I know what the 'slime' is I might try making some red or white wine vinegar if I ever find one again