The ancient Baghdad battery is comprised of a clay jar with a stopper made of asphalt. Protruding through the asphalt is an iron rod surrounded by a copper cylinder. When filled with vinegar, the jar produces about 1.1 volts.
The Physics Book by Clifford A. Pickover, 2011.
The ancients had several kinds, which they used for drinks.
Harper’s Book of Facts, 1905.
Worchestershire sauce is said to contain more than 100 ingredients, including soy sauce, vinegar, molasses, chili, anchovies, garlic, shallots, tamarinds, limes and many spices. It may have been an offshoot of garum.
The World Encyclopedia of Food by L. Patrick Coyle, 1982.
To spite Mark Antony, Cleopatra dissolved a flawless pearl in vinegar.
The World Encyclopedia of Food by L. Patrick Coyle, 1982.
Lemon Thyme Infused Champagne Vinegar at The Food Channel
This is a sweet-sour syrup popular as a relish in France and Italy. It is a half-and-half mixture of honey and vinegar.
The World Encyclopedia of Food by L. Patrick Coyle, 1982.
When Hannibal invaded Italy, in the third century B.C., his military engineers employed fire and vinegar to smash a path through the Alps. The engineers heated immovable rocks with blazing logs, then poured vinegar over the rocks. The rocks split into fragments that could be pushed aside.
Isaac Asimov’s Book of Facts, 1979.
Apples, onions, veal or chicken, and pickled herrings, minced fine, and eaten with oil and vinegar.
Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Captain Grose, 1811.
According to Livy, Hannibal, in his passage of the Alps, melted the rocks with hot vinegar.
5000 Facts and Fancies by William Henry P. Phyfe, 1901.
A story about itinerant acrobats: they kidnaped young girls for their troupes, and to soften their bones to make them supple the kidnappers forced the girls to drink big bowls of vinegar.
China: A Traveler’s Companion by Lensey Namioka, 1985.
Blood sausage is marinated in vinegar and thinly sliced and served with brown bread. A popular “beer snack.”
The Flavours of Vienna: Savoury Snacks, Vienna: Eyewitness Travel, 2010.
Bill of fare for a picnic of 40 people. Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton, 1861.
from Wu Tzu-mu
The Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukens, 1985.
