On 5/14/2019 4:06 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> itsjoan, are you sure that you added vinegar to regular milk to make buttermilk? My
> mom always told me, and I did it, to add vinegar to regular milk to make SOUR milk,
> like for chocolate cake that calls for sour milk, not for buttermilk.
>
> I am just curious; not saying you are wrong. I just never heard of vinegar in regular milk
> to make buttermilk. ;-))
>
> N.
>
It's a shortcut that's been written about in a lot of old cookbooks. I
think I first read about it in a Betty Crocker cookbook. It's not
actual buttermilk, just a very handy way to make a substitution if you
don't have actual buttermilk and all you need is a cup or so of it.

Jill