Citrus Vinegar

Ingredients

• 0.5 small grapefruit peeled
• 0.5 medium cranberry-orange relish peeled
• 4 inch orange rind 
• 4 cups citrus champagne vinegar 

Equipment

• sauce pan
• sieve
• cheesecloth

Directions

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a wide-mouth quart glass jar; set aside.
2. Pour vinegar into a nonaluminum saucepan; bring to a boil.
3. Pour hot vinegar over fruit and rind in jar; cover with lid.
4. Let stand at room temperature 2 weeks.
5. Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer lined with 2 layers of cheesecloth into decorative bottles or jars, discarding fruit. Seal bottles with corks or airtight lids.
6. Use in vinaigrettes and in fruit or vegetable salads.