First published in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser of Saturday, 2 April 1803. This is the first Australian recipe using local produce printed in an Australian newspaper. 1. Boil required quantity of water an hour 2. When it is cold, put to every gallon (3.78 litres) of water one quart of ripe currants, which have been picked from the stalks and bruised with the hand. 3. Stir it frequently for two days 4. Then put to every gallon of liquor a pound and a half (680 grams) of brown sugar. 5. When it is dissolved and well mixed, put the whole into a barrel, and place the barrel in a warm place till currants are ripe the following year, when the vinegar will be ready for bottling.
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Source: Directions for Making Vinegar. (1803, April 2). The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 – 1842), p. 4.
