Spiced Vinegar

Cooking Instructions

Combine, stir and heat slowly until just under the boiling point: 1/4 cup whole cloves

1/4 cup allspice

2 tablespoons mace

3 tablespoons celery seed

1/4 cup mustard seed

6 tablespoons whole black pepper

3 tablespoons turmeric

1/4 cup fresh or dried gingerroot

1-1/2 gallons cider vinegar

2 cups sugar

Place these ingredients in a covered noncorrodible container. Slice and add for 24 hours: 4 or more cloves garlic

Remove the garlic. Allow the other ingredients to steep 3 weeks. If ground spices are used, filter the vinegar before storing; otherwise strain and pour into sterile glass bottles. Cork tightly.

Wine Pairing(s)

Montevina 'Terra d'Oro' Zinfandel

Ridge Vineyards 'Sonoma Station' Zinfandel

La Rocca Zinfandel 'Sutter County'

Cline Zinfandel California

Rodney Strong 'Knotty Vines' Zinfandel

Perry Creek 'Zin Man' Zinfandel

Relativity Reserve Zinfandel

Rosenblum 'Snow's Lake' Zinfandel

St. Francis 'Pagani' Zinfandel Reserve

Kuleto Zinfandel