Article: The Romance of Vinegar

Phyllis Glazer
Jerusalem Post
11-03-1995
"A loaf of bread," the Walrus said,

"Is what we chiefly need:

Pepper and vinegar besides

Are very good indeed ..."

- from "The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Lewis Carroll, 1832-1898

Raspberry vinegar. Balsamic vinegar. Tarragon vinegar. For those in the know, flavored vinegars can add unique and complex tastes to a variety of dishes from appetizers to desserts.

But vinegar is not only the yuppie's answer to salt and pepper; it is one of the most ancient seasonings of mankind. Ruth, the Moabite, dipped her bread in it. The Babylonians used it as a condiment and were the first to season it with herbs. The earnest Spartans imbibed a black broth of ...

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