Cayenne Vinegar, or Essence of Cayenne

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Total: 43200 min
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
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Ingredients (3)
Instructions (3)
  1. Put the vinegar, or spirit, into a bottle, with the above proportion of cayenne.
  2. Let it steep for a month.
  3. Strain off and bottle for use.
Original Text
CAYENNE VINEGAR, or ESSENCE OF CAYENNE. 386. INGREDIENTS.—1/2 oz. of cayenne pepper, 1/2 pint of strong spirit, or 1 pint of vinegar. Mode.—Put the vinegar, or spirit, into a bottle, with the above proportion of cayenne, and let it steep for a month, when strain off and bottle for use. This is excellent seasoning for soups or sauces, but must be used very sparingly.
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