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Subject: [CRF-L] Recipe:Christmas Gift Ideal
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 17:09:55 -0500 (CDT)
Flavored Oils and Vinegars
The solution is as close as your kitchen.
Every year, I make huge batches of flavored oils and vinegars.
Fruit flavored vinegars, such as raspberry, blueberry & cranberry are
my favorites.
I've also made basil, hot pepper, rosemary and garlic, but I prefer to
use the herbs and spices in oils.
For either one, the process is simple.
For the vinegars, I use plain white vinegar. (Cheap, at $3.29 a gallon
at my local grocery store.)
Frozen berries are cheaper most of the year and work wonderfully.
Steep the berries or herbs in the vinegar for about a week at room
temperature, in a dark place.
Strain, and bottle in an attractive bottle.
A few berries or a sprig of the herb you used added to the finished
vinegar is a nice touch.
I use a good quality olive oil for the oils.
(A fairly good bargain, at $10.00 a gallon.)
Check sources you might not normally think of for good prices on fresh
herbs.
I buy huge bags of fresh basil from a grocery store for 79 cents each!
If you cannot find well priced fresh herbs, dried will do, just use a
smaller quantity.
Prepare in the same manner as for vinegar.
However, when you strain and rebottle the oils, don't add any fresh
herbs, as they can spoil at room temperature.
Besides salads, and marinades, flavored oils have many other surprising
uses.
Garlic flavored olive oil, for instance, is heavenly on baked potatoes.
"Have A Beautiful Day"
Connie
InBeautifulKentucky
http://community.webtv.net/ConnieDHurley1/ConniesPagefo
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