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In response to
"ST Poll: Quickly by pulling it outta yur head: How is vinegar made, what's it made of?"
by
OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old
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Actually . . .
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"Vinegar is a liquid consisting mainly of acetic acid (CH3COOH) and water. The acetic acid is produced by the fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria."
It needs a 'start' much like sour dough bread, and the start is called 'mother'.
I didn't know that, either.
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