On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:05:32 -0800 (PST), Teresa >
wrote:

>I just bought a bottle of "Dipping Oil Herbs" that contains all kinds
>of DRIED herbs, spices & garlic. I added the recommended amount to 2
>cups of extra virgin olive oil. My question is can I let this sit out
>at room temp until we use it all up - probably a few weeks - OR do I
>need to store it in the fridge? In the back of my mind, I'm thinking
>I heard one time that you should not let oil that has garlic in it sit
>out or you run the risk of botulism. Does that apply to DRIED garlic
>too or just fresh?
>
I think it may be only for fresh. The biggest mistake I've ever made
as far as home made gifts was to put fresh herbs in extra virgin olive
oil. Bought pretty bottles to put it in. The entire batch went down
the drain. sigh

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