Vinaigre aux Framboises

Flavoured vinegars are simple (and far cheaper) to make at home. In recent years raspberry vinegar, in particular, has become the darling of some nouvelle cuisine chefs. From time to time a judicious spoonful can certainly give a salad dressing or a sauce a delightful and unusual lift. Incidentally Eliza Acton gives instructions for simmering the vinegar with an equal amount of white sugar to make a syrup for adding to sweet sauces or to chilled water to make a summer drink.