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Cayenne Vinegar, or Essence of Cayenne

Sauces and Spicery

A form of Chilli Vinegar (Mrs.B)


Original Receipt in 'The Book of Household Management', 1861, edited by Isabella Beeton (See Mrs.B)

CAYENNE VINEGAR, or ESSENCE OF CAYENNE.
386. INGREDIENTS:1/2 oz. of cayenne pepper,1/2 pint of strong spirit, or 1 pint of vinegar.
Mode: Put the vinegar, or spirit, into a bottle, with the above proportion of cayenne, and let it steep for a month, when strain off and bottle for use. This is excellent seasoning for soups or sauces, but must be used very sparingly.






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