Mulberry Vinegar

Photo: flickr user mikeczyzewski

Ingredients

6 -(up to)

9 cups Mulberries

3 cups White vinegar, white wine

Vinegar or rice vinegar

Preparation

This is a two step process. Freeze half the berries you will use. Rinse half the berries and crush. Place the crushed berries and vinegar in heat proof jar in a saucepan filled halfway up the jar with water. Bring to a boil, then simmer 20 minutes.Remove jar from water and let cool, uncovered.

Add a lid and set aside for two weeks, shaking every day. Thaw reserved berries and crush. Strain the first batch of vinegar, discarding pulp. Pour over new berries and repeat boiling step. Set aside for two weeks, shaking daily. Strain the vinegar and bottle up and cork. May be filtered to remove sediment (which is harmless)