Re: [CH] 20% vinegar
YODA (yoda@clark.net)
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:56:22 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 30 Jun 1998 FJFATINO@aol.com wrote:
> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:09:12 EDT
> From: FJFATINO@aol.com
> To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> Subject: [CH] 20% vinegar
>
> < [CH] 20% vinegar >>
> Heinz company packs a 5 grain [50%] vinegar in 4/1 gallon cases it may be for
5 grain should be standard 5% vinegar -
if it says 50% anywhere on the package I'd be real surprised.
Food grade vinegars are usually fermentation products, whereas chemical
grades are usually made by the controlled oxidation of ethylene from
petroleum. You simply can not make a 50% acetic acid solution by
fermentation.
50% would be called glacial acetic acid
> institutional food service only but I don't think so. I think I saw it in
> grocery stores in the Midwest around canning time. You can cut it with pure
> water to 20%. If you cannot find it E-mail me direct I can get it for you if
> necessary. FJFatino@aol.com
>
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