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On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:48:50 -0500, The Cook >
wrote: > On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:11:10 -0800, sf > wrote: > > >On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:28:13 -0500, James Silverton > > wrote: > > > >> I think I have mentioned that I like broiled trout flavored with > >> tarragon. I just sprinkle tarragon vinegar on the flesh before broiling > >> if I don't have fresh tarragon (usually, the case :-) > > > >I wanted the tarragon vinegar for a similar reason. I watched Ina > >Garten make her béarnaise sauce with it a couple of weeks ago and it > >was a light-bulb moment for me. I never made béarnaise because I > >don't use tarragon and never have it on hand, but if I had tarragon > >flavored vinegar - problem solved! > > The main herb I infuse is purple basil. For that I use white wine > vinegar. I need to remember to infuse a few other herbs this summer. > Maybe rosemary or tarragon. Great idea! I bet Thai basil would infuse well too. I'm visualizing a variety of homemade vinegars as 2014 Christmas gifts. Do you remove the basil or keep it in there? -- Good Food. Good Friends. Good Memories. |
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On 2014-02-27 17:43:36 +0000, Ophelia said:
>>> Around here I can get white vinegar, cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, >>> balsamic vinegar. If I want to infuse any I just get fresh herbs and use >>> white vinegar. >>> >>> Another use for these infused vinegars is in pickling! I've got some red >>> and green Bell peppers in jars with a brine composed of one quart water, >>> 2 tablespoons of salt, and 1/4c of white vinegar. They've been sitting >>> for a few days. Probably crack them open next week. I love pickled >>> peppers. >> >> You've infused balsamic vinegar? > > Hmmm that would be new to me. My favourite way for using balsamic is > sprinkled over some veggies. Yummmmmmmmmmmm:)) How do you use yours? Salads, bread. I guess that's about it. The wife uses vinegars much more than me and is a vastly more complex cook. Me I'm just trying to keep from looking like an idiot in the kitchen, and measure my own projects more frequently by pass/fail grades. |
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"gtr" > wrote in message news:2014022714345129507-xxx@yyyzzz... > On 2014-02-27 17:43:36 +0000, Ophelia said: > >>>> Around here I can get white vinegar, cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, >>>> balsamic vinegar. If I want to infuse any I just get fresh herbs and >>>> use >>>> white vinegar. >>>> >>>> Another use for these infused vinegars is in pickling! I've got some >>>> red >>>> and green Bell peppers in jars with a brine composed of one quart >>>> water, >>>> 2 tablespoons of salt, and 1/4c of white vinegar. They've been sitting >>>> for a few days. Probably crack them open next week. I love pickled >>>> peppers. >>> >>> You've infused balsamic vinegar? >> >> Hmmm that would be new to me. My favourite way for using balsamic is >> sprinkled over some veggies. Yummmmmmmmmmmm:)) How do you use yours? > > Salads, bread. I guess that's about it. The wife uses vinegars much more > than me and is a vastly more complex cook. Me I'm just trying to keep > from looking like an idiot in the kitchen, and measure my own projects > more frequently by pass/fail grades. I am sure that is not true:) You are very interested in cooking and I suspect you have good knowledge about it:) -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On 2014-02-27 20:56:21 +0000, sf said:
>> The main herb I infuse is purple basil. For that I use white wine >> vinegar. I need to remember to infuse a few other herbs this summer. >> Maybe rosemary or tarragon. > > Great idea! I bet Thai basil would infuse well too. I'm visualizing > a variety of homemade vinegars as 2014 Christmas gifts. Do you remove > the basil or keep it in there? Not an expert and Look forward to James' response but my general view is that the longer you leave such items in the vodka, vinegar or oil, the more of the flavor you get. Not true of all things, for instance seeds (rye, dill, caraway) seem to take much longer to leach out. But at some flavor balance they should likely be removed unless they are very mild flavorings, or you it's a flavor you can't have "too much" of. |
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"gtr" > wrote in message news:2014022714383127166-xxx@yyyzzz... > On 2014-02-27 20:56:21 +0000, sf said: > >>> The main herb I infuse is purple basil. For that I use white wine >>> vinegar. I need to remember to infuse a few other herbs this summer. >>> Maybe rosemary or tarragon. >> >> Great idea! I bet Thai basil would infuse well too. I'm visualizing >> a variety of homemade vinegars as 2014 Christmas gifts. Do you remove >> the basil or keep it in there? > > Not an expert and Look forward to James' response but my general view is > that the longer you leave such items in the vodka, vinegar or oil, the > more of the flavor you get. Not true of all things, for instance seeds > (rye, dill, caraway) seem to take much longer to leach out. But at some > flavor balance they should likely be removed unless they are very mild > flavorings, or you it's a flavor you can't have "too much" of. Agreed! I just leave my herbs in there and they are thrown out when the vinegar is used up. -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On 2014-02-27 22:37:04 +0000, Ophelia said:
> "gtr" > wrote in message news:2014022714345129507-xxx@yyyzzz... >> On 2014-02-27 17:43:36 +0000, Ophelia said: >> >>>>> Around here I can get white vinegar, cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, >>>>> balsamic vinegar. If I want to infuse any I just get fresh herbs and use >>>>> white vinegar. >>>>> >>>>> Another use for these infused vinegars is in pickling! I've got some red >>>>> and green Bell peppers in jars with a brine composed of one quart water, >>>>> 2 tablespoons of salt, and 1/4c of white vinegar. They've been sitting >>>>> for a few days. Probably crack them open next week. I love pickled >>>>> peppers. >>>> >>>> You've infused balsamic vinegar? >>> >>> Hmmm that would be new to me. My favourite way for using balsamic is >>> sprinkled over some veggies. Yummmmmmmmmmmm:)) How do you use yours? >> >> Salads, bread. I guess that's about it. The wife uses vinegars much >> more than me and is a vastly more complex cook. Me I'm just trying to >> keep from looking like an idiot in the kitchen, and measure my own >> projects more frequently by pass/fail grades. > > I am sure that is not true:) You are very interested in cooking and I > suspect you have good knowledge about it:) I have more opinions that skill! |
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"gtr" > wrote in message news:2014022716035967370-xxx@yyyzzz... > On 2014-02-27 22:37:04 +0000, Ophelia said: > >> "gtr" > wrote in message >> news:2014022714345129507-xxx@yyyzzz... >>> On 2014-02-27 17:43:36 +0000, Ophelia said: >>> >>>>>> Around here I can get white vinegar, cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, >>>>>> balsamic vinegar. If I want to infuse any I just get fresh herbs and >>>>>> use >>>>>> white vinegar. >>>>>> >>>>>> Another use for these infused vinegars is in pickling! I've got some >>>>>> red >>>>>> and green Bell peppers in jars with a brine composed of one quart >>>>>> water, >>>>>> 2 tablespoons of salt, and 1/4c of white vinegar. They've been >>>>>> sitting >>>>>> for a few days. Probably crack them open next week. I love pickled >>>>>> peppers. >>>>> >>>>> You've infused balsamic vinegar? >>>> >>>> Hmmm that would be new to me. My favourite way for using balsamic is >>>> sprinkled over some veggies. Yummmmmmmmmmmm:)) How do you use yours? >>> >>> Salads, bread. I guess that's about it. The wife uses vinegars much >>> more than me and is a vastly more complex cook. Me I'm just trying to >>> keep from looking like an idiot in the kitchen, and measure my own >>> projects more frequently by pass/fail grades. >> >> I am sure that is not true:) You are very interested in cooking and I >> suspect you have good knowledge about it:) > > I have more opinions that skill! Probably much the same as most people he)) You do cook though yes? That Is A Good Thing <g> -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On 2014-02-28 02:24:05 +0000, T said:
> In article <201402270937437210-xxx@yyyzzz>, says... >> >> On 2014-02-27 17:16:57 +0000, T said: >> >>> In article >, lid >>> says... >>>> >>>> "sf" > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>>> On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:02:08 -0000, "Ophelia" >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message >>>>>> ... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "sf" > wrote in message >>>>>>> ... >>>>>>>> On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:25:22 -0500, James Silverton >>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The local Giant store has tarragon vinegar. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Okay, now I'm jealous! You must be closer to France than I am. ;) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My Vons has about a dozen flavored vinegars including tarragon, >>>>>>> rosemary >>>>>>> and thyme. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have rosemary and thyme, but I make them myself. >>>>> >>>>> How do you use those vinegars? >>>> >>>> Salad dressings mostly or anything I want to serve dressed with oil and >>>> vinegar. >>> >>> Around here I can get white vinegar, cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, >>> balsamic vinegar. If I want to infuse any I just get fresh herbs and use >>> white vinegar. >>> >>> Another use for these infused vinegars is in pickling! I've got some red >>> and green Bell peppers in jars with a brine composed of one quart water, >>> 2 tablespoons of salt, and 1/4c of white vinegar. They've been sitting >>> for a few days. Probably crack them open next week. I love pickled >>> peppers. >> >> You've infused balsamic vinegar? > > No need to infuse Balsamic. I just used plain white vinegar for the > peppers. Just clarifying. It would seem like overkilling overkill. |
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"T" > wrote in message ... > In article >, > says... >> >> On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:10:31 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" > >> wrote: >> > >> > "sf" > wrote in message >> > ... >> > > On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:25:22 -0500, James Silverton >> > > > wrote: >> > > >> > >> The local Giant store has tarragon vinegar. >> > > >> > > Okay, now I'm jealous! You must be closer to France than I am. ;) >> > >> > My Vons has about a dozen flavored vinegars including tarragon, >> > rosemary and >> > thyme. >> > >> Sounds like your Von's is a WHOLE lot more sophisticated than my local >> Safeway! Not sure if it indicates that those products can be >> purchased elsewhere for the same or less or indicating those products >> are can be purchased locally. >> >> Customer service at the Safeway I'm talking about told me they were >> the second largest in the area. Unfortunately, I have absolutely *no* >> idea where the larger one is located. I'll ask the next time I'm >> there (if I remember). :) >> >> The main point is that they told me they absolutely had no option to >> order it. I thought that was BS... but it's what they told me, even >> under cross examination. Such is life. They say they don't carry it, >> well - someone else does. >> >> The biggest issue I have with Safeway is that they can't look into a >> computer and tell me what other store has the item I want in stock. >> Trader Joe's can do that! I have no idea why a nation wide (actually: >> international) company can't/won't do that. Well, yes I can... but >> it's all about pitting one store against the other and has nothing to >> do with real customer service. > > Part of the problem may be the way they push their updates into the > store computers. I recall one POS system I used to install that would > poll all the remote systems for POS and GL updates and it would push > down any new item definitions, cost setups etc. It was before broadband > was relatively inexpensive. > > But here's the thing - all supermarkets accept credit and debit cards > these days. So it means there's an active net connection behind all > that. So the more likely thing is that the store employees were blowing > smoke. My experience with store emplyees is they just go through the motions. Hi may I help you? Yes, I ... OK have a great day > > --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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On 2014-03-01 00:35:20 +0000, Paul M. Cook said:
> My experience with store emplyees is they just go through the motions. > > Hi may I help you? > > Yes, I ... > > OK have a great day My experience with some usenet users is that they have an surprisingly misanthropic and cynical view of the the world around them. Do unto others before they do unto you, everybody's an idiot, nobody cares, life is for dying, and so forth. |
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On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:43:09 -0800, gtr > wrote:
> On 2014-03-01 00:35:20 +0000, Paul M. Cook said: > > > My experience with store emplyees is they just go through the motions. > > > > Hi may I help you? > > > > Yes, I ... > > > > OK have a great day > > My experience with some usenet users is that they have an surprisingly > misanthropic and cynical view of the the world around them. Do unto > others before they do unto you, everybody's an idiot, nobody cares, > life is for dying, and so forth. <smile> -- Good Food. Good Friends. Good Memories. |
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"gtr" > wrote in message news:2014022816430962565-xxx@yyyzzz... > On 2014-03-01 00:35:20 +0000, Paul M. Cook said: > >> My experience with store emplyees is they just go through the motions. >> >> Hi may I help you? >> >> Yes, I ... >> >> OK have a great day > > My experience with some usenet users is that they have an surprisingly > misanthropic and cynical view of the the world around them. Do unto others > before they do unto you, everybody's an idiot, nobody cares, life is for > dying, and so forth. > Don't ya just hate 'em? |
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On 2014-03-01 07:37:07 +0000, Paul M. Cook said:
> "gtr" > wrote in message news:2014022816430962565-xxx@yyyzzz... >> On 2014-03-01 00:35:20 +0000, Paul M. Cook said: >> >>> My experience with store emplyees is they just go through the motions. >>> >>> Hi may I help you? >>> >>> Yes, I ... >>> >>> OK have a great day >> >> My experience with some usenet users is that they have an surprisingly >> misanthropic and cynical view of the the world around them. Do unto >> others before they do unto you, everybody's an idiot, nobody cares, >> life is for dying, and so forth. >> > > Don't ya just hate 'em? :-) |
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On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 4:43:22 PM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> I don't usually buy pre-chopped items - but I've been buying a lot of > > the precut butternut squash in the last few months, so my attitude is > > softening. I saw a box of mixed diced onion, shallot and garlic. Of > > course, I felt compelled to buy it, I'll figure out what to do with it > > later. :) May I ask what THAT combo cost per unit? I bet it was not cheap. |
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On Sun, 2 Mar 2014 13:30:59 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> wrote: > On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 4:43:22 PM UTC-5, sf wrote: > > I don't usually buy pre-chopped items - but I've been buying a lot of > > > > the precut butternut squash in the last few months, so my attitude is > > > > softening. I saw a box of mixed diced onion, shallot and garlic. Of > > > > course, I felt compelled to buy it, I'll figure out what to do with it > > > > later. :) > > > May I ask what THAT combo cost per unit? I bet it was not cheap. It was around $1.50 for 128 grams. Very fair price for a fully prepared item. -- Good Food. Good Friends. Good Memories. |
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