Four thieves vinegar

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By

Sharon Flynn

Abstract

The story behind this vinegar is that during the Black Death, four men were ransacking houses that had been left empty, their occupants lost to the plague. The men remained healthy and appeared immune even through their punishment, which was to collect and bury the dead. They claimed this vinegar mixture was their secret potion, and they were forced to make the recipe public.

This can be used as you would any culinary vinegar, and also works for your home – spray it around the house to rid it of ‘negative energy’, spritz it on your face and body as a skin tonic (dilute 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water) or use it as a household cleaner (dilute 1 part vinegar to 1 part water). You may also like to take a teaspoonful as a tonic for good health. This is a useful elixir to decant into small bottles to give to friends, particularly when there is something going around.

from Recipes https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/four-thieves-vinegar