Re: [chile-heads] Please help with hot sauce recipe
Jim McGrath (jimm@hi.com)
Wed, 09 Jul 1997 16:38:39 EDT
> The flavor of my sauces has been better than most that I've bought.
> However, I'm beginning to dislike the taste that the vinegar imparts on my
> final product. The reason I use it in the first place is to boost the
> acidity of the sauce so it will resist spoilage.
>
> Is this really necessary, and if so can anyone suggest other natural
> preservatives (other than salt) that I can add to my sauce that will not
> affect the flavor so profoundly?
The vinegar is not necessary as long as you refrigerate your sauce.
If you don't refrigerate, you should only use recipes from food
preservation books. To do otherwise risks botulism poisoning.
Jim