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Raspberry Vinegar

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Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

  • Home canning. Old canning methods can let botulism through. Use current tested canning guidance.

Ingredients 7 ingredients

  1. Berries
  2. 3 pints of this liquid
  3. Vinegar
  4. Cider vinegar
  5. Raspberries
  6. 5 pounds of white sugar
  7. 1 pint of water
Contains Sulphites Read from the ingredients, not verified. Check labels.

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Raspberry High in vitamin C · High in manganese

    High in vitamin C · 26 mg per 100 g, 33% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    High in manganese · 0.7 mg per 100 g, 34% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Manganese contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Manganese contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
    • Manganese contributes to the normal formation of connective tissue.
    1 more authorised claims
    • Manganese contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Manganese is a mineral that your body needs to stay healthy. Your body uses manganese to make energy and protect your cells from damage. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Raspberries, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. Put the raspberries into a stone vessel and mash them to a pulp ;
  2. add good cider vinegar, enough to cover it well ;
  3. stand in the sun 12 hours and then all night in the cellar;
  4. stir up well occasionally, during this time;
  5. strain and put in as many fresh berries in the jar as you took out;
  6. pour the strained vinegar over them, mash and set in the sun all day ;
  7. strain a second time next day.
  8. To each quart of this juice allow 1 pint of water, 5 pounds of white sugar for every 3 pints of this liquid, juice and water mixed.
  9. Place over a gentle fire and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
  10. Heat slowly to boiling, skimming off the scum, and as soon as it fairly boils, take off and strain.
  11. Bottle while warm, and seal the corks with sealing wax.
  12. This is a most refreshing drink, mixed one-fourth vinegar to three-fourths ice water.
  13. No glazed or metallic vessel should be used in making it.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve