My mother always had cider vinegar around the house but never any other that I can recall. I have always used cider vinegar like she did for recipes calling for vinegar. Is this correct, or should I be using white vinegar? In other words, is cider vinegar the all-purpose vinegar?

 If you took a poll, you would find that most people in this country consider white vinegar to be the standard. But we side with you and your mother — cider vinegar has a nicer, fruity taste, as compared to the harsher grain-alcohol-based white vinegar.

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