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VinegarChris Nacey Writing 101 Final draft 2-19-1997     When I was a child, I spent a lot of time in the kitchen with my mother.She liked to cook and so did I. Because of this, I learned my way close to thekitchen. I knew the place for everything, and I knew the uses of mosteverything. There was only unitary paradox, in my knowledge of the kitchen vinegar.My mother had one and only(a) feeding bottle of vinegar for as long as I can remember. She neverused it in cooking, or taught me how to for that matter. Our bottle of WhiteWine Vinegar sat in our cupboard on the bottom shelf, enigmatically, untouched,detached. I knew that my mother wouldnt have it without reason. It was in thekitchen, so I concluded that it must be some branch of, rarely used, cookingstaple. I would never have guessed then that vinegar had so many uses.     Just the other day, I was in the eye visiting a friend that works atFrankincense and Myrrh. piece of music ther e, I happened upon some bottles that caughtmy eye. They were attractive looking ornamental bottles. Each one was filledwith mysterious, colored liquids the colors varied from red to brown to yellow.In the liquids were berries, sprigs of herbs, and things of the such(prenominal). Ithought they looked interesting, so I picked up a bottle that I recognized ashaving sage in it. I took a look at the label. On the label were listed theingredients sage, rosemary, and southernwood leaves. When I rent the front ofthe bottle, I was surprised to visualise that I was looking at an herbal vinegar hairrinse. Before this I never knew that such a thing existed. After my experienceat the mall, I became aware that vinegar didnt 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, unless there are many storiesand beliefs surrounding this strange liquid.(Oster 3) The Roman military wa s enter to have mixed vinegar with water to settle a sort of Gatorade for thesoldiers. In the eighteenth and nineteenth century United States, correspondingdrinks known as "shrubs" or "switchels" were made by field laborers. To makethese drinks, they mixed either fruit juices or water, with sometimes salt, andfruit-flavored vinegars.(Oster 4) The earliest recorded use of vinegar, however,was in Babylonia around 5,000 B.C. There, it was typically made from dates, andcommonplace as a medicine.(Oster 3)     Throughout history, vinegar has been used medicinally.