James wrote to Pandora on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:05:28 GMT:

>> "August West" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> ...
>>>
>>> The entity calling itself Lou Ravi wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Pandora wrote:
>>>>> "Wim van Bemmel" > ha scritto nel
>>>>> messaggio ...
>>>>>> On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:13:25 +0000, James Silverton wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> blake wrote on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:09:31 GMT:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Does vinegar contain any alcohol? The web says yes and
>>>>>>>>> no!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> i think it depends (and depends on why you want to
>>>>>>>> know). i have seen references that say it might set
>>>>>>>> off a reaction in those taking antabuse (disulfuram),
>>>>>>>> due to a chemical in vinegar that is very similar to
>>>>>>>> alcohol. but i don't think it's otherwise detectable by
>>>>>>>> humans.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> wine vinegars may contain trace amounts.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Originally, "vinegar" was the Latin term for "sour
>>>>>>> wine", the stuff the legionaries drank. However, I've
>>>>>>> never gotten drunk on current vinegar.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The French name "vinaigre" means literally "vin aigre" =
>>>>>> sour wine. That is what your wine becomes if you leave
>>>>>> the bottle open. So there may be some alcohol left.
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW on the bottle of vinegar there is graduation. Here is
>>>>> why alcoholized can't drink it.
>>>>
>>>> Yes but isn't the alcohol content the original one, that is
>>>> to say before it turns to vinegar rather than after?
>>>> This being said, as people have pointed out, some
>>>> alcohol probably does remain.
>>>
>>> Unless the vinegar in question is "non-brewed condiment", as
>>> a lot of it in the UK is.

>> if it is non - brewed it'sa simple wine IMO...

> Vinegar is a dilute solution of acetic acid, with and without
> flavoring and color both natural and artificial. It can be
> made by fermentation from beers and wines but that is not the only
> route. Try a search on "acetic acid" manufacture.

Just a minor addition: "sushi vinegar" is a typical fermentation
product (from rice) but a small amount of sugar is added

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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