Raspberry Vinegar

Put two quarts of raspberries in a stone jar or granite kettle, pour over one quart of pure cider vinegar; cover and stand aside for two days; drain off the liquor without mashing the berries, and pour it over another quart of fresh fruit, placed in the same jar or kettle, and stand aside as before. At the end of two days strain this carefully and pour it over another quart of fresh fruit, and let it stand one day. This time turn the fruit in a jelly-bag or two thicknesses of cheesecloth, and press it until dry. Wash the kettle, return the syrup, add one pound of sugar to each pint of liquid; stir until the sugar is dissolved, boil for five minutes, skim, bottle, cork with new corks and seal the bottles.

Raspberry vinegar diluted with cold water makes a very refreshing drink in hot weather.