Sweet Pickling Vinegar

Pickling vinegars can be made in advance and kept until required. Because the fumes of hot vinegar are so pervasive, it is a good idea to make them on a day when you can have all the doors and windows open. Like deep-frying, the aromas and essential oils linger in hair and clothes for days. This sweet pickling vinegar is the one I like to use for small cucumbers, onions and mixed vegetables. For samphire, which has such an elusive flavour, I leave out the ginger, dill and coriander, but kee