Rob, Some have said that the boiling point of vinegar is higher than water. What about the freezing point? Is there a point during freezing when the water turns slushy solid and the vinegar is still liquid? If so, then the vinegar could be poured off the top if the sauce is frozen slowly or perhaps squeezed out. Once again, this would only work if vinegar's freezing point is lower than water's . Good Luck, Rob. ------------Begin Quote------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 15:52:36 -0800 From: Robert A Reed <rob.rd@juno.com> Subject: [CH] is it possible to extract vinegar One of the most common ingredients in hot sauce is vinegar . Unfortunatly it's an ingredient that I don't care to much for. And as I buy and use large quantities of many varities of hot sauce I would like to know if anyone has come up with a way to redice the amount of vinegar in comercially available hot sauces Rob . --------------End Quote--------------