Vinegar

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a bottle that I recognized as
having sage in it. I took a look at the label. On the label were listed the
ingredients: sage, rosemary, and southernwood leaves. When I read the front of
the bottle, I was surprised to find that I was looking at an herbal vinegar hair
rinse. Before this I never knew that such a thing existed. After my experience
at the mall, I became aware that vinegar didn't just belong in the kitchen.
This intrigued me. I decided to find out more about vinegar and its uses.
Nobody knows the exact origins of vinegar, but there are many stories
and beliefs surrounding this strange liquid.(Oster 3) The Roman Army was
recorded to have mixed vinegar with water to make a sort of Gatorade for the
soldiers. In the eighteenth and nineteenth century United States, similar
drinks known as "shrubs" or "switchels" were made by field laborers. To make
these drinks, they mixed either fruit juices or water, with sometimes salt, and
fruit-flavored vinegars.(Oster 4) The ...

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