# Do you drink vinegar? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 24, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285 "2008-11-24T18:00:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/41 "2008-11-25T14:51:00Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I use a standard 12 oz. mug. I use a ‘tablespoon’ (the kind you eat with, not the measuring kind) and get a scoop of honey and put it in the cup. Then I add three spoons of apple cider vinegar. Of course there’s still honey on the spoon, so it’s ‘glug-tip-glug-tip-glug-tip’. Add some boiling water and stir to dissolve the honey, then top off the mug with boiling water. > > Sometimes it’s on the strong side, but I drink it anyway. (i.e., I don’t bother to dilute it.) If you want to try it you might dissolve a spoonful of honey in the water, almost fill the mug, and then add the vinegar a spoonful at a time until you think it tastes right. > > Proenneke didn’t give a recipe, so this is just the way I do it. My son drinks a concoction like this when he has a sore throat. I’m not sure what ratio he uses, but he says it really helps when he has a cold. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/42 "2008-11-25T16:37:33Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > I took a shot of apple cider vinegar once, just to see what it would be like. I can confirm that it’s not a good idea. > … I can confirm your confirmation. In a thread about sinus problems someone recommended apple cider vinegar but said they diluted it with something else. I thought that would just prolong the drinking of it so I took a shot of it. Oh the burning! I did feel it up in my sinuses though. But I felt nauseous for a couple hours afterwards and it took a while for my throat to stop burning. I used to drink olive and pickle juice as a kid but the idea doesn’t appeal to me anymore. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/43 "2008-11-25T17:00:54Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > I make and drink this too, but I use fresh ginger in place of mint. > A number of my friends drink balsamic vinegars like sherry, but I find that to be too much. She’s made this, too, as well as a cinnamon and a lemon. The lemon was a bit too tart, IMO. And **Hunter** , I’ll tell her about the champagne vinegar. ---
**Author:** ![orderfire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orderfire/32/10908_2.png) [@orderfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orderfire)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/44 "2008-11-25T18:19:01Z")
I do a shot of cider vinegar to stop hiccups. Works every time. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/45 "2008-11-25T22:20:51Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I can confirm your confirmation. I disconfirm your confirmation. I used to do small shots of apple cider vinegar all the time when I was a kid, up through my mid-twenties or so. At some point, I lost the habit of drinking it straight, but I still love the taste of it. I’m also a big fan of Clamato. ---
**Author:** ![Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rascal_s_Mom)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/46 "2008-11-25T22:29:46Z")
I just read an letter in a doctor’s column that runs in our daily paper. Somebody wrote in to say that drinking pickle juice (which is, of course, vinegar) has some medical benefit, but I don’t remember what it was. He had never heard of it, but judging by this thread, maybe he should consider himself educated. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/47 "2008-11-26T01:00:37Z")
I thought I was just strange… good to hear I’m not alone. I don’t actually drink it straight, but I’m hooked on the bottom of a salad bowl… sip it up like milk after the cereal. Italian Vinagrette or Balsamic, usually but I also love the really vinegary cayenne pepper sauces. I was making Balsamic, Tomato, Garlic, and Onion salads pretty regularly this Summer in big batches. They’d sit for a day or two in the fridge marinating, and I swear the vinegary juice left over is a curative. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/48 "2008-11-26T02:06:39Z")
Did I just see Alton Brown doing a commercial for Welch’s and touting the antioxidant properties of polyphenols? Well, that didn’t take long… Can’t believe Alton is peddling juice like a snakeoil salesman. ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/49 "2008-11-26T03:24:27Z")
Here in Japan “drinking vinegar” can be found at just about any supermarket and plenty of specialty stores. Many different varieties from different sources are available, such as grape or apple. However, It’s considered more of an old fogey’s drink. In fact, I can’t say I have ever met anybody from my generation or younger expressing any love for the stuff. As with most everything here, “It’s really good for your health,” they say. Personally, I’ve never tried the stuff, it’s usually kind of pricey. Maybe I’ll pick up a bottle on my way home and give it a sip. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/50 "2008-11-26T16:58:15Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I disconfirm your confirmation. I used to do small shots of apple cider vinegar all the time when I was a kid, up through my mid-twenties or so. At some point, I lost the habit of drinking it straight, but I still love the taste of it. > … Well, YMMV, but that won’t convince me or **ultrfilter** to try it again. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/51 "2008-11-26T22:21:44Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > After reading Richard Proenneke’s _One Man’s Wilderness_ I tried apple cider vinegar mixed in hot water and honey. It tastes like apple cider with a bite. Just the thing for a cold Winter’s day. 🙂 You made be interested in [Fire Cider](http://www.herbalremediesinfo.com/firecider.html). Sorta product hunting intensive, but, worth it, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/52 "2008-11-26T23:23:35Z")
I enjoy the brine from pickles and olives. I also salt lemon slices or halves and suck them. This has led to many odd looks from servers when I remove the lemon wedge from my iced tea, salt it down, and then bite into it. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/53 "2008-11-26T23:31:43Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I enjoy the brine from pickles and olives. I also salt lemon slices or halves and suck them. This has led to many odd looks from servers when I remove the lemon wedge from my iced tea, salt it down, and then bite into it. Are you me? I used to occasionally go to a bar and order a shot of tequila just so I could get the lemon wedge & salt. I realized I don’t need the tequila part. ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285/54 "2008-11-27T01:17:00Z")
I don’t drink vinegar because the medical websites warn that it can erode the enamel on your teeth, but I’ve had great success using diluted cider vinegar as a hair rinse. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285.md?page=2)