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Letter to Editor
August 15, 1826
The Litchfield County Post
Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
A reader shares an experienced-based recipe for making cheap vinegar using rainwater, molasses, and brandy or whiskey, addressed to J. S. Skinner of the American Farmer, for those without orchards.
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TO MAKE VINEGAR.-
J. S. Skinner, Sir—As the proper season for making Vinegar is now at hand, I send you a receipt which I know from experience to be a cheap and very easy way of making it for those who have no orchards, and perhaps may prove useful to some one of your numerous subscribers, if you think it deserving a place in the columns of the American Farmer. To every ten gallons of rain water add one gallon molasses, and one of Brandy, [Whiskey—say a gallon and a half, will answer as well,] mix them well together and place the cask in a garret or some warm dry place, and occasionally shaking it, in a few months it will be fit for use.
ROB'T. STEPTOE.
J. S. Skinner, Sir—As the proper season for making Vinegar is now at hand, I send you a receipt which I know from experience to be a cheap and very easy way of making it for those who have no orchards, and perhaps may prove useful to some one of your numerous subscribers, if you think it deserving a place in the columns of the American Farmer. To every ten gallons of rain water add one gallon molasses, and one of Brandy, [Whiskey—say a gallon and a half, will answer as well,] mix them well together and place the cask in a garret or some warm dry place, and occasionally shaking it, in a few months it will be fit for use.
ROB'T. STEPTOE.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Vinegar Recipe
Rain Water
Molasses
Brandy
Whiskey
American Farmer
What entities or persons were involved?
Rob't. Steptoe
J. S. Skinner, Sir
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Rob't. Steptoe
Recipient
J. S. Skinner, Sir
Main Argument
provides a cheap and easy recipe for making vinegar using rainwater, molasses, and brandy or whiskey for those without orchards.
Notable Details
Based On Personal Experience
Suitable For Subscribers Of The American Farmer