Tarragon or Astragon Vinegar

Origin: Provence, France

Source: Mary Randolph, 1824

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Pick the tarragon nicely from the stem and let it lie in a dry place for forty-eight hours.
  2. Put the dried tarragon leaves in a pitcher and add three pints of strong vinegar to one quart of leaves.
  3. Cover it close and let it stand for a week.
  4. Strain it, and after it has stood in the pitcher until quite clear, bottle it and cork it closely.

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