I'm always one to finally jump on internet bandwagons a good year or so after I first see them making their rounds, and this small foray into infused vinegar is no exception.
While I'd like to show some self-restraint and refrain from sharing my versions of pictures that already exist a hundred times over elsewhere on the web, I decided eh, why start controlling myself now? So here they are.
What I did was just pinch blossoms off my plant and my neighbor's with my thumb nail and stuck them in a large mason jar.
I filled it with cold water and gave it a good long soak, then a shake, then drained it and repeated that whole process two more times to make sure all the dirt and bugs were out (or at least most of them, yanno?)
I laid them all out to dry for a few hours, occasionally stopping by to toss them around a bit to knock some water droplets out of all those little petals.
Once they were sufficiently dry, I stuck them in a jar and poured a splash of apple cider vinegar over them, and then filled the jar the rest of the way with white vinegar. Two things: Mine won't be as "pretty pink" as some others online due to my addition of cider vinegar, but it will taste more like I want it to. And also, some people heated their vinegar, others put it in at room temp, all were successful. So I decided to put mine in as is and stick it in a sunny window for a day or two before I pop it in the basement for the next week or so.
It already looks and smells so lovely, I can hardly wait to find out how nice it will be after it sits a while!
Tomorrow's project: Rose and Cardamom Jelly. Cross your fingers. My jelly record is less than stellar...
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Impatient Amber should have just waited to post until this morning so I could share this picture of it after a night of steeping. Pinkness! Smells great.
