On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:28:46 -0000, "Ophelia"
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> "sf" > wrote in message
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> > On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:23:49 -0000, "Ophelia"
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> >> "sf" > wrote in message
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> >> > Would you please explain your vinegar steeping method? I'll assume it
> >> > requires heat, because if you just stick a branch of rosemary in a
> >> > bottle of vinegar, you're inviting botulism to the party.
> >>
> >> No, you will only invite botulism if you put into oil. I stick a branch
> >> of
> >> rosemary (or whatever) into a bottle of vinegar and they live in the
> >> bottom
> >> of the fridge. No heat.
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> > Okay, I'll try it then. Heaven knows I have plenty of fresh rosemary
> > on hand ALL the time!
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> Just remember though ... NO oil!
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I learned my lesson about that before I knew about the botulism
connection. I'd found a gallon of very nice EVOO at a super good
price and some very pretty bottles (with corks). I put a sprig of
rosemary or maybe it was a couple cloves of raw garlic in each, filled
them with that precious oil, put them in the basement where it's cool
to steep until Christmas. I looked at them the next day and the oil
had turned cloudy, so I threw it all out and never tried it again.
I'm still alive to tell the story.

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