Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Teresa" > wrote in message
> ...
> >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 would keep it in the fridge just to be safe.

If you put olive oil in the fridge, it will separate
into liquid and semi-solid phases. In my experience,
that ruins the bouquet and it nevers comes back again
even after bring back to room temperature. I can't
think of a logical reason why that should happen, but
it does.