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White Vinegar
Description: Whitening your whites the natural way
What *is* white vinegar, anyway?
Vinegars can be made by fermenting all kinds of stuff... but what is white vinegar made from? There are two types of white vinegar:
1. oxidizing a distilled alcohol.
2. solution of acetic acid and salt in water. Most commercial white vinegars are 5% acetic acid solutions. Acetic acid is a petroleum derived product.
3. acetous fermentation of alcohol made from grain (often maize) and water.
You may wonder - what does this mean? Well - a couple of things. Most commercially available white wine vinegar are chemically derived -- unless the label specifically says that it is derived from fermented grains. Pay attention to your products -- make sure you're buying something that is actually vinegar, not a cleaning product, for your salad.
Vinegar has many uses -- here are a couple of articles that provide more information:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-white-vinegar.htm
http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/119/1/Versatile-vinegar-tips.html
http://www.versatilevinegar.org/faqs.html
Jenn's keywords: vinegar, cleaning, acetic acid
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