"Jude" > wrote in message
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> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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>
>> No butter on the vegetables. Period. End of discussion. If you must
>> flavor
>> them somehow, put a couple of crushed garlic cloves in a little olive oil
>> and let them marinate for a couple of days. Remove the garlic and put the
>> oil in the fridge.
>
>
> Yeah....the resulting botulism should help you lose quite a few pounds
> in just a matter of days!
>
> NEVER, EVER leave your raw garlic in olive oil and store it for days.
> It's a food hazard. Not one you'd expect, either. Feel free to Google
> for more info on the garlic/oil/botulism link.
>


30 years - no problem. It's refrigerated, and it's gone in less than a week.
I don't make it by the gallon, madam. I'm talking 1/4 cup.