Homemade Raspberry Vinegar + A Valentine’s Day Round-Up

It is almost Valentine’s Day. In the past, I have always made candy, lots and lots of candy. I am not skipping the candy making this year, however, I wanted to mix it up a bit. Raspberry vinegar is a staple in my pantry. Making vinegars is one of those easy, non-challenging tasks that I generally don’t take advantage of. Not to mention, it costs pennies to make.

Awhile back, I purchased some Square Hermetic Glass Bottles (various sizes) at the Container Store. They were comfortably resting with all of my other “gifting” materials, ribbons, and packaging. After the first of the year, I spent a few days organizing everything in my house and when I came across the jars I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them.

You don’t have to go out and buy bottles. I save bottles; mustard, peppers, jams and jellies, maple syrup, etc. When the condiments are used up, I clean them and then boil them. I store them in my cabinet and use them for homemade salad dressings, barbecue sauce, ketchup, jam, etc. They come in handy. Plus, they are cute!

The kids are going to give their favorite teachers a bottle of raspberry vinegar. This weekend, the candy making will begin (toffee, fudge, carmellos) and it is up to them as who they want to gift them to! Valentine’s is a festive holiday. The Internet, specifically Pinterest, is loaded with ideas, inspiration, and homemade goodies. I have compiled a few of my favorites!

1. Fruit on a Stick | 2. Chocolate Nutella Alfajores   | 3. Nutella Ravioli
4. Cookies + Milk  5. Dulce de Leche Cake Pops | 6. Chocolate Covered Pretzels
7. Hand Stamped Valentine Kit  8. Whole Wheat Chocolate Cookies
9. Valentine’s Broken Glass Jello 10. Striped Heart Cookies
11. Homemade Sugar Cubes | 12.Cardamom Creme Brulee

Happy Valentine’s Day to you and your loved ones!

Homemade Raspberry Vinegar


Ingredients

2 cups fresh, organic raspberries
3 3/4  cups white wine vinegar

Instructions

• rinse raspberries. pat dry.
• place raspberries in a 1 quart ball jar.
• pour vinegar into jar, covering the raspberries completely.
• place lid tightly on the jar.
• store in your pantry, 2 weeks.
• after two weeks, place a mesh strainer over a 2 quart glass measuring cup and strain the liquid.
• discard the raspberries.
• transfer vinegar into a clean glass container and store indefinitely.

The Urban Baker / SusanSalzman.com

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  • HeatherChristo
    Reply

    The vinegar is stunning! And all of these other delectable treats look wonderful as well!

  • Norma Chang
    Reply

    Rasberries vinegar, so simple and brilliant pink, must make when my raspberries are ready. Thanks for sharing.

  • Nancy@acommunaltable
    Reply

    I love this idea – truth be told by the time Valentine’s rolls around, I am over sweets so this would be perfect! Love the idea of saving the jars – definitely going to have to give that a try!

  • Lori @ RecipeGirl
    Reply

    I love this idea completely! How cute for my son’s teacher!

  • Reply

    Raspberry vinegar. I imagine that tastes amazing!! Thanks for the idea. I really enjoyed browsing the Valentine’s Day round-up too.

  • Deliciously Organic
    Reply

    Love this idea! Btw, I love your redesign. I know it’s been up for a while, but I forgot to tell you. Gorgeous!!

    • Susan
      Reply

      Thanks, Carrie! Still a work in progress, but almost there! xx

  • Marla
    Reply

    Such an elegant homemade vinegar for Valentine’s Day! Thanks for such a great round up & for including my fruit on a stick! xo

  • Mb
    Reply

    do you think regular white vinegar would work? how about apple cider vinegar or maybe balsamic?

  • Toni @ Boulder Locavore
    Reply

    Such a great idea! I make my own vinegar and have shared that but adding berries for Valentine’s day is such a clever idea. Great suggestion about saving containers too!

    • Susan
      Reply

      Toni, saving my glass jars is a life saver. I use them for EVERYTHING!! My kids cannot wait to give the bottles of vinegar to their teachers on Tuesday! Happy V-Day!

  • Esi
    Reply

    What a lovely gift to give to anyone who cooks.

  • Sandy
    Reply

    Can this be done with other berries? Or other fruit? I have recently started to go on a pre-wedding-dress-shopping diet and have been looking for several vinegar recipes to dress up my salads.

    • Susan
      Reply

      Hi Sandy – I would assume that blueberries would work. I make a lot of my own dressings and always have. One of my most favorite and most simple is this one: https://susansalzmancreative.com/salad-wednesday-chopped-tuna-salad/ I put it on everything. The leftovers, I put on chick peas or fennel and keep in the fridge for easy snacking. Good luck with the nuptuals – I am sure you will be a beautiful bride.

  • Nan G
    Reply

    I love making citrus vinegar the same way using orange and lemon peels, so I can’t wait to try a raspberry version. My only suggesion would be, instead of discarding the vinegary fruit, grind it up in your garbage disposal to freshen it. Works for the citrus peels… Thanks for sharing!

  • mayK
    Reply

    Just looked at your recipe – I would love to make it for the summer food. But can I use frozen raspberries to made these?

    • Susan
      Reply

      I am not sure that would work. My thoughts are when the raspberries defrost, you will have some excess liquid in the bottles. You could try a small batch and see, but it if it was me, I would use fresh.

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