Another option is a cider vinegar. One again, milder than the others, but has a very pale yellow colour so won't hide the chili colour. Cheers Dale -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan T. Smillie <jsmillie@tickets.com> To: Bob Batson <bob@sky.net>; chile-heads-digest@globalgarden.com <chile-heads-digest@globalgarden.com> Date: Saturday, 21 August 1999 7:02 Subject: Re: [CH] Good type of Vinegar to "heat-up" with chiles? >At 01:44 PM 8/20/99 -0500, Bob Batson wrote: >>Can anyone suggest a good type of vinegar to "heat-up" with chiles by >>immersing the chiles in the vinegar for a couple of months? > >For something a little unusual, you might want to consider a balsamic >vinegar. It is, in my experience, a little sweeter and more complex than >other types, and would have some depths that perhaps a plain white vinegar >might not. Of course, it's also a little more expensive... but I think it >might be worth it (I've used balsamic vinegar on different kinds of greens, >especially Oriental ones, and it works nicely). > >Jonathan > >