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Ping: Ophelia
"sf" > wrote in message
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> 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"
>> > > wrote:
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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.
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>> >> 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.
Wise move!
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