Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 Hi Christy, when you find some infor let me know I was thinking about doing vinager oh by the way try this web site vinegarman.com Debra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 I read a specific warning about putting herbs in oils in a book about using herbs various ways. It said leaving fresh or dried herbs in oil was dangerous. It suggested even for home use to not even keep it in oil in refrigerator for more than a couple of days. should only be done carefully as anything botanical in an oil would rot. said putting them in vinegar was better, but still needed to be preserved like pickles, sealed in air-tight containers after heating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 I think you would need to use a preservative such as benzoin, or vitamin e. I never have left mine in the bottles whole so i'm not sure. katherine On Sun, 21 Oct 2001 11:27:29 EDT, wrote: > Hello.. > > Thinking about infusing some herbs in some good quality olive oil, > packaging it in fancy bottles and giving to my family this Christmas. > You see this sort of thing in the gourmet shops all the time, and I'm > wondering.....should I use dry herbs only? I'm concerned about moisture in > the fresh herbs contaminating the oil. I'm not planning on heating > them, but want to start the infusing now so the herb flavor will have time to > seep into the oil. > > Anyone ever done this at home or have suggestions? > > Christy > > > *****-------------- > *****-------------- > *****-------------- > --------------------- > --------------------- > _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 I have done vinegar! It seems to keep well. The longer they sit the better they get! Are you going to use them as bath vinegars? katherine On Sun, 21 Oct 2001 12:24:32 EDT, wrote: > Hi Christy, > > when you find some infor let me know I was thinking about doing vinager oh > by the way > try this web site vinegarman.com > Debra > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 In a message dated 10/21/01 9:25:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time, dzebbra00@... writes: << when you find some infor let me know I was thinking about doing vinager oh by the way try this web site vinegarman.com Debra >> How funny, I love vinegar, too. I would think that using vinegar would be enough to preserve the product. Isn't is really hard to grow mold and such in that kind of environment? In fact, I thought vinegar was used to preserve food before chemical preservatives were available. Christy *****-------------- *****-------------- *****-------------- --------------------- --------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 In a message dated 10/21/01 3:41:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time, katherinegranbois@... writes: << I think you would need to use a preservative such as benzoin, or vitamin e. I never have left mine in the bottles whole so i'm not sure. katherine >> thanks, , I had not thought of the Vit E. That would help with preventing oxidation of the oil, anyway. I'm really thinking, now, I need to use dry herbs, or at least " wilted " . Christy *****-------------- *****-------------- *****-------------- --------------------- --------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 In a message dated 10/21/01 4:50:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, vaSunflower47@... writes: << I read a specific warning about putting herbs in oils in a book about using herbs various ways. It said leaving fresh or dried herbs in oil was dangerous. It suggested even for home use to not even keep it in oil in refrigerator for more than a couple of days. >> Hmmm...that's interesting. I wonder if the herbal oils I see in the stores have preservatives added? I'll have to check the labels next time. Christy *****-------------- *****-------------- *****-------------- --------------------- --------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 Hello, I make herb vinegars ALOT!!!!! One does not need to add anything to the vinegar as it is the preservative itself. Pickles were made to preserve the cucumbers. Vinegar was used which is what makes a pickle. (mmmmm think I will try to find one) ;^) Grins, KayeGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 hI kATHERINE, would you share some of your recipes and know how, please. Debra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF BATH VINEGAR DO YOU HAVE A RECIPE> THANKS DEBRA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 A few years ago I thought of doing the same thing. Ended up making vinegars. Still do make them. They are so easy to make and taste great too. They usually need one to two weeks " curing " time in a dark cupboard before decanting into decorative bottles. You can add a fresh herb sprig to the decorative bottle as well without having to worry about spoilage because vinegar doesn't have that problem. Flavored cooking oils such as olive oil however need to be refrigerated and used quickly as the herbs will go bad and begin to grow mold. Adding Vitamin E will not stop this process. Given their short shelf life, many folks prefer to make herbal or fruit infused vinegars to give as gifts rather than flavored oils because the gift receipient may not follow your careful directions to refrigerate and could end up with food poisoning. There are various websites out there with info on this subject. Type flavored oils or flavored vinegars into a search engine such as Google and let your fingers do the walking (as they used to say). lynn in valencia lavender bluffs bath and body " A little touch of heaven in your bath " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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