The Cultivated Apothecary Week 11- Edition 1: Lemon Balm Vinegar
Learning new skills, creating new recipes and experimenting (to test) my knowledge has become a daily process on the homestead here. I am constantly looking for new ways to utilize my gardens' harvests.
Found some lemon balm so fresh in the herb garden this morning I just had to pick it
I have been wanting to experiment and make my own homemade vinegar; and I believe this is the first of many vinegar recipes I will be experimenting with over the next few months.
I started watching a YouTube channel by Rain Country and this woman seems to be the Queen of Vinegars. So I have been taking notes on some of her more popular, and favorite ones, and coming up with my own recipes.
Lemon Balm Vinegar Recipe
- 1- Pint size glass jar with ring and breathable towel or napkin
- 1/8 cup of organic pure cane sugar
- Enough cleaned lemon balm to fill jar 3/4
- Distilled or purified water to fill to the top of jar
I will be adding an additional 2-4 teaspoons of the sugar to the jar over the next week.
I only made a pint size for now to see how it comes out. If it does well, I'll make a half-gallon size.
I used a wooden spoon to mix the sugar, water and lemon balm; making sure the sugar dissolved completely in the water.
This took only a few minutes as I wanted to make sure it was all mixed well.
Now the solution will sit in the corner of my kitchen counter so I will can mix it with a wooden spoon every day for about a week. Two to four of those days I will be adding an additional teaspoon of sugar to the mixture; as vinegar NEEDS sugar to ferment.
I will leave this on the counter for about two weeks then transfer to a dark area or cupboard for an additional two to three weeks until the vinegar is done fermenting and bubbling. Then I'll transfer to a spray container to use.
This is very interesting, I wonder what will the results be after it will ferment. Thanks for sharing this recipe with us!
Will you write how has the vinegar furned out when it's done fermenting?
Seems you have a golden thumb when it comes to things like this, can't wait to hear how it turns out.
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Oh wow, this is really interesting!! I can't wait to see how it turns out, ughhh but it does take quite some amount of time doesn't it? Wish the process is faster! Xx
I can't wait to see how this turns out! We have so much lemon balm I had no idea how to use it all. Thanks for another great way to put it to work!
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That sounds really, really good. So aromatic and fresh - must be delicious on salads!
So cool
I am always in awe of those who make their own stuff
And make it look so easy ;)
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