another Trader Joe's item

[sf]

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. :)

Struck out asking for tarragon vinegar at Safeway's customer service
desk. They said they were the second largest store in the area and if
they don't have it on the shelf, no other Safeway does either. Moving
it to another list and will check at Lucky the next time I'm there.


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[ImStillMags]

If you have a Cash and Carry or other restaurant store around, you can find tarragon vinegar there.

[Janet Bostwick]

On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:05:15 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
<sitar...@gmail.com> wrote:
snip

>
>If you have a Cash and Carry or other restaurant store around, you can find tarragon vinegar there.

not in mine. BTDT
Janet US

[sf]

On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:05:15 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
<sitar...@gmail.com> wrote:

> If you have a Cash and Carry or other restaurant store around, you can find tarragon vinegar there.

YES, I do! Both Cash & Carry and Smart & Final. Smart & Final is
easier to get to for me. Okay, I'll move tarragon vinegar to that
list - it's in the strip mall next to the one with Lucky anyway, so I
can hit both of them at the same time. I shop at Lucky whenever I
want lamb because theirs is American. FYI: Smart & Final is where I
finally tracked down Sara Lee English muffins. I also found an 8 oz
container of multi-colored pepper corns there for less than $5. I
don't know how they do it, but I'm glad they do!

Thanks a million!

[gtr]

Seems you've found something you like, but this might help. I've been
digging through Japanese pickling books over the past few months. Among
the many simple and tasty ideas are these...

Dill oil:

2.5 cups Vegetable Oil
1-2 sprigs dill
Place in oil, marinate 1 day or more.

For use: Saute some smelt, saute potatoes with a little bacon. This
stuff rules. I figure it can be done with anything you like.
Similarly...


Herbed Vinegar:

2.5 cups Vinegar
2 bay leaves
2-3 parsley stems
1 sprig thyme
2-3 sprigs tarragon
2-3 dried chile peppers
2-3 cloves garlic
2 tsp pepper corns

1. Seed the chiles, halve and core the garlic.
2. Mix the ingredients. Keep half day.

I think this thing could be done with or without damn near anything in
the list. I've yet to do it, but plan to without both the chiles and
the garlic--the two basic ingredients that are in ALL my pickled
vinegars.

[gtr]

In other TJ news: They're turkey burgers are really excellent for quick
"I'm too pooped to cook" cooking.

[Paul M. Cook]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
news:e83qg9da9a4otni11...@4ax.com...

1 bottle desired vinegar
1 bunch taragon
1 attractive bottle to suit

push taragon into bottle
pour in vinegar
affix lid




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[gtr]

On 2014-02-26 01:26:52 +0000, Paul M. Cook said:

> "sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
> news:e83qg9da9a4otni11...@4ax.com...
>> 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. :)
>>
>> Struck out asking for tarragon vinegar at Safeway's customer service
>> desk. They said they were the second largest store in the area and if
>> they don't have it on the shelf, no other Safeway does either. Moving
>> it to another list and will check at Lucky the next time I'm there.
>
>
> 1 bottle desired vinegar
> 1 bunch taragon
> 1 attractive bottle to suit
>
> push taragon into bottle
> pour in vinegar
> affix lid

You forgot the most important aspect: Modify in any way to suit your
needs or mood.

[sf]

Well, I've had enough success with Smart & Final that I'll look - it's
next to the store I was planning to check next anyway, so I won't be
going out of my way. Did you ever find tarragon vinegar or are you
looking for it too? The internet says it's a Heinz product.

I don't have a resale or non-profit number, so Restaurant Depot is out
for me.

[sf]

On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:36:16 -0800, gtr <x...@yyy.zzz> wrote:

> Herbed Vinegar:
>
> 2.5 cups Vinegar
> 2 bay leaves
> 2-3 parsley stems
> 1 sprig thyme
> 2-3 sprigs tarragon
> 2-3 dried chile peppers
> 2-3 cloves garlic
> 2 tsp pepper corns
>
> 1. Seed the chiles, halve and core the garlic.
> 2. Mix the ingredients. Keep half day.
>
> I think this thing could be done with or without damn near anything in
> the list. I've yet to do it, but plan to without both the chiles and
> the garlic--the two basic ingredients that are in ALL my pickled
> vinegars.
>

Thanks, I know I can make it - but that's not going to keep me from
looking for it anyway. :)

Say, where do you buy sherry vinegar? I've seen it at Sur la Table,
but it has to be sold elsewhere because I see such a huge number of
recipes that call for it - I think it must be possible to find easily
without resorting to the internet and I'm just not looking for it in
the right places.

[gtr]

The wife is the keeper of the (many) kitchen elixirs, I'll ask her.

[Janet Bostwick]

So many of the recipes I read and am interested in call for tarragon
vinegar. TJ's opens 2/28. I'll try there and then try my food co-op.
I don't hold much hope for my food co-op. I finally found sherry
vinegar there but I really read the surrounding shelves and tarragon
vinegar doesn't pop into my brain as having been there.
Janet US

[Janet Bostwick]

On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:38:55 -0800, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
snip

>
>Say, where do you buy sherry vinegar? I've seen it at Sur la Table,
>but it has to be sold elsewhere because I see such a huge number of
>recipes that call for it - I think it must be possible to find easily
>without resorting to the internet and I'm just not looking for it in
>the right places.

I found it at my food co-op. My step-daughter has told my what store
she goes to in SF that is the same (chain?). I simply don't remember
the name. I think it is one you have mentioned. If one is
convenient to you maybe you can find it there.
Janet US

[gtr]

On 2014-02-26 02:20:41 +0000, gtr said:

>> Say, where do you buy sherry vinegar? I've seen it at Sur la Table,
>> but it has to be sold elsewhere because I see such a huge number of
>> recipes that call for it - I think it must be possible to find easily
>> without resorting to the internet and I'm just not looking for it in
>> the right places.
>
> The wife is the keeper of the (many) kitchen elixirs, I'll ask her.

She tells me she gets it at Trader Joe's, that it's Spanish, and it's
the one she says she sees just about everywhere and likely has bought
it at Bristol Farms, Whole Foods or maybe even grocery stores. I typed
it in at Amazon and there's a jillion brands. Many of them Spanish.

Just yelled in from the kitchen, "La Posada" imported out of NJ
somewhere. It's not the $37 dollar variety.

[Ophelia]

"Paul M. Cook" <pmc...@gte.net> wrote in message
news:lejfsu$k5v$1...@dont-email.me...

>
> "sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
> news:e83qg9da9a4otni11...@4ax.com...
>>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. :)
>>
>> Struck out asking for tarragon vinegar at Safeway's customer service
>> desk. They said they were the second largest store in the area and if
>> they don't have it on the shelf, no other Safeway does either. Moving
>> it to another list and will check at Lucky the next time I'm there.
>
>
> 1 bottle desired vinegar
> 1 bunch taragon
> 1 attractive bottle to suit
>
> push taragon into bottle
> pour in vinegar
> affix lid

I just use white wine vinegar for my herbs

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[Nunya Bidnits]

Doesn't Heinz make the stuff any more? Seems like it's always been on the
shelves in the same area as their other "premium" vinegars, like Red Wine.

MartyB

[Nunya Bidnits]

I see sherry vinegar quite often on grocers' shelves.

[gtr]

On 2014-02-26 16:12:44 +0000, Nunya Bidnits said:

[google-groups corrupted previous posts omitted]

>> If you have a Cash and Carry or other restaurant store around, you
>> can find tarragon vinegar there.
>
> Doesn't Heinz make the stuff any more? Seems like it's always been on
> the shelves in the same area as their other "premium" vinegars, like
> Red Wine.

I think they still make it. I'd really like to have a sherry wine
vinegar taste-test. After reviewing jillions of sherry vinegars at
Amazon, from cheap to crazy-expensive, I'd really like to know the
difference.

There's a lot of bunk, apparently, about EVOO. A friend of ours
brought a number of friends a 16-oz container of some regional boutique
EVOO from Italy a few weeks ago. We used some in a salad and found it
incredibly tasty. Sort of turned us around from an
information-inspired cynicism about how E and V our EVOO's really are.

I'd love to be educated with some vinegars, including balsamic.

[graham]

"Paul M. Cook" <pmc...@gte.net> wrote in message
news:lejfsu$k5v$1...@dont-email.me...
>

> "sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
> news:e83qg9da9a4otni11...@4ax.com...
>>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. :)
>>
>> Struck out asking for tarragon vinegar at Safeway's customer service
>> desk. They said they were the second largest store in the area and if
>> they don't have it on the shelf, no other Safeway does either. Moving
>> it to another list and will check at Lucky the next time I'm there.
>
>
> 1 bottle desired vinegar
> 1 bunch taragon
> 1 attractive bottle to suit
>
> push taragon into bottle
> pour in vinegar
> affix lid
>

If this had been done when the first post on the topic appeared, it would be
just about ready by now.
Graham

[Janet Bostwick]

Them sophisticated city slickers are amoving in around these here
parts. Mabbe that'll put the spurs to the cowboys runnin the feed
stores around here.
Janet US

[sf]

On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:41:16 -0800, gtr <x...@yyy.zzz> wrote:

> On 2014-02-26 02:20:41 +0000, gtr said:
>
> >> Say, where do you buy sherry vinegar? I've seen it at Sur la Table,
> >> but it has to be sold elsewhere because I see such a huge number of
> >> recipes that call for it - I think it must be possible to find easily
> >> without resorting to the internet and I'm just not looking for it in
> >> the right places.
> >
> > The wife is the keeper of the (many) kitchen elixirs, I'll ask her.
>
> She tells me she gets it at Trader Joe's, that it's Spanish, and it's
> the one she says she sees just about everywhere and likely has bought
> it at Bristol Farms, Whole Foods or maybe even grocery stores. I typed
> it in at Amazon and there's a jillion brands. Many of them Spanish.

I know for sure the two TJ's nearest me don't stock it, because I've
looked. I also know TJ's has a lot more available inventory than what
appears in the store, so I guess sherry vinegar is more easily
available around here than I thought via my experience with Safeway.
Called several places yesterday and Lucky has it (but no tarragon
vinegar). Didn't even think about checking with WF... and there's one
less than a mile away! I'll check there later.

I finally found tarragon vinegar at Rainbow grocery (only one bottle
left), but they had lots of Sherry vinegar. So, I'll call Rainbow
before I go to confirm if they have any tarragon and if they do, I'll
get both there - otherwise, I'll go to WF... if they have any sherry
vinegar on the shelf. What was odd to me is Williams Sonoma (which is
even closer to me than WF is) didn't have either sherry or tarragon
vinegar on their web site. Haven't called the store yet, but maybe I
should.

>
> Just yelled in from the kitchen, "La Posada" imported out of NJ
> somewhere. It's not the $37 dollar variety.

Thanks. :)

[sf]

It would be interesting to find out what store that is. I phoned
around and found it at Lucky's - the one that's closest to me (less
than 2 miles away) has a nightmare parking lot, so I go to the one
that's further away if there's something I want from there that I
can't find elsewhere at a reasonable price (like American lamb). I
also go there for canning supplies.

We have a couple of food co-ops, but they are employee owned and
independent. One of them stocks items you can't even find at Whole
Foods... great place, but a trip that needs to be planned. It's
another horrible parking situation, so I usually just have hubby drive
me and let him find parking that suits his fancy.

[sf]

On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:26:52 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" <pmc...@gte.net>
wrote:

>
> "sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
> news:e83qg9da9a4otni11...@4ax.com...
> >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. :)
> >
> > Struck out asking for tarragon vinegar at Safeway's customer service
> > desk. They said they were the second largest store in the area and if
> > they don't have it on the shelf, no other Safeway does either. Moving
> > it to another list and will check at Lucky the next time I'm there.
>
>
> 1 bottle desired vinegar
> 1 bunch taragon
> 1 attractive bottle to suit
>
> push taragon into bottle
> pour in vinegar
> affix lid
>
>

All well and good + plus I knew I had that option, but I don't want to
make it myself. I do NOT trust anything made that way unless it's
used immediately.

[julie...@gmail.com]

I pinged you to tell you that I found tarragon vinegar at Nob Hill Raley's for $4.29. Lucky's didn't have it.

I know you don't have one near you, but from your posts I know you occasionally venture Redwood City way.

I think they had the sherry vinegar as well.

HTH

Julie P

[graham]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message

news:5dpsg91tkku61o3rf...@4ax.com...

>> 1 bottle desired vinegar
>> 1 bunch taragon
>> 1 attractive bottle to suit
>>
>> push taragon into bottle
>> pour in vinegar
>> affix lid
>>
>>
> All well and good + plus I knew I had that option, but I don't want to
> make it myself. I do NOT trust anything made that way unless it's
> used immediately.
>

Why ever not? It'll keep indefinitely as it's 5% acetic acid.
Graham

[James Silverton]

The local Giant store has tarragon vinegar.

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Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

[Ophelia]

"graham" <g.st...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:bQtPu.5983$cG5....@fx28.iad...

That's right. I keep mine for a long time with no problem.


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[sf]

On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:11:15 -0800 (PST), julie...@gmail.com wrote:

> I pinged you to tell you that I found tarragon vinegar at Nob Hill Raley's for $4.29. Lucky's didn't have it.
>

Sorry, thought I replied to you directly - but apparently I didn't.

> I know you don't have one near you, but from your posts I know you occasionally venture Redwood City way.
>

I go across the Bay to Fremont and to Willow Glen in San Jose. Called
the Raley's in Fremont and they didn't have it. Trying to think if
I've checked the vinegar section of the big Safeway that's near my
granddaughter's house and drawing a blank at the moment, but I
probably did.

> I think they had the sherry vinegar as well.

They probably do - but the Luckys near me stock sherry vinegar, so I
won't need to make a special trip for it. Thanks a million, Julie. I
really appreciate your input! :)

[sf]

On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:25:22 -0500, James Silverton
<not.jim....@verizon.net> wrote:

> The local Giant store has tarragon vinegar.

Okay, now I'm jealous! You must be closer to France than I am. ;)

[Paul M. Cook]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message

news:5dpsg91tkku61o3rf...@4ax.com...

I know of nothing harmful that can grow in vinegar. The acidity is so high
it is not viable for any forms of life I know of. Possibly some rare moulds
but that would be extreme.

[Paul M. Cook]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message

news:v8ssg9t77h4j6dif5...@4ax.com...

> On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:25:22 -0500, James Silverton
> <not.jim....@verizon.net> 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.

.

[sf]

On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:10:31 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" <pmc...@gte.net>
wrote:
>

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.

[Ophelia]

"Paul M. Cook" <pmc...@gte.net> wrote in message
news:lem6qn$fpl$1...@dont-email.me...

I have rosemary and thyme, but I make them myself.

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[sf]

How do you use those vinegars?

[Ophelia]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message

news:5mjug99hcl2dj76g9...@4ax.com...

Salad dressings mostly or anything I want to serve dressed with oil and
vinegar.


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[James Silverton]

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 :-)

[sf]

On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:28:13 -0500, James Silverton
<not.jim....@verizon.net> 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!

[T]

In article <v1ntg9tchc0miru55...@4ax.com>, s...@geemail.com
says...

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.

[T]

In article <lenkfd$afh$1...@dont-email.me>, Oph...@Elsinore.invalid
says...

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.

[gtr]

You've infused balsamic vinegar?

[gtr]

On 2014-02-27 16:28:13 +0000, James Silverton said:

>> How do you use those vinegars?
>>
>>
> 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 :-)

Sounds like a great all purpose idea. But then trout--almost any kinda
way--sounds like a good idea.

We do a semi-Japanese meal with broiled salmon on a regular basis, at
least every two weeks, I think the idea of an infused vinegar as a
quickie marinade sounds excellent, particularly infused with any one of
a number of herbs. Right now I'm kind of on a thyme kick; we have a
plant in the yard.

[Ophelia]

"T" <kd1s....@cox.nospam.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.2d793d18a...@news.eternal-september.org...

> In article <lenkfd$afh$1...@dont-email.me>, Oph...@Elsinore.invalid
> says...
>>
>> "sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
>> news:5mjug99hcl2dj76g9...@4ax.com...
>> > On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:02:08 -0000, "Ophelia"
>> > <Oph...@Elsinore.invalid> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Paul M. Cook" <pmc...@gte.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:lem6qn$fpl$1...@dont-email.me...
>> >> >
>> >> > "sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:v8ssg9t77h4j6dif5...@4ax.com...
>> >> >> On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:25:22 -0500, James Silverton
>> >> >> <not.jim....@verizon.net> 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.

Same here. We can get all manner of vinegars, but like you, I prefer white
for my herbs.

> 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.

:) I had forgotten about that:))

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[Ophelia]

"gtr" <x...@yyy.zzz> wrote in message news:201402270937437210-xxx@yyyzzz...

Hmmm that would be new to me. My favourite way for using balsamic is
sprinkled over some veggies. Yummmmmmmmmmmm:)) How do you use yours?


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[The Cook]

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.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

[sf]

On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:48:50 -0500, The Cook <susan_...@yahoo.com>

wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:11:10 -0800, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
>
> >On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:28:13 -0500, James Silverton
> ><not.jim....@verizon.net> 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?

[gtr]

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.

[Ophelia]

"gtr" <x...@yyy.zzz> wrote in message news:2014022714345129507-xxx@yyyzzz...

I am sure that is not true:) You are very interested in cooking and I
suspect you have good knowledge about it:)

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[gtr]

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.

[Ophelia]

"gtr" <x...@yyy.zzz> wrote in message news:2014022714383127166-xxx@yyyzzz...

Agreed! I just leave my herbs in there and they are thrown out when the
vinegar is used up.


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[gtr]

I have more opinions that skill!

[Ophelia]

"gtr" <x...@yyy.zzz> wrote in message news:2014022716035967370-xxx@yyyzzz...

Probably much the same as most people here:)) You do cook though yes? That
Is A Good Thing <g>


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[T]

In article <201402270937437210-xxx@yyyzzz>, x...@yyy.zzz says...

No need to infuse Balsamic. I just used plain white vinegar for the
peppers.

[gtr]

Just clarifying. It would seem like overkilling overkill.

[Paul M. Cook]

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My experience with store emplyees is they just go through the motions.

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[gtr]

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.

[sf]

<smile>

[Paul M. Cook]

"gtr" <x...@yyy.zzz> wrote in message news:2014022816430962565-xxx@yyyzzz...

Don't ya just hate 'em?

[gtr]

:-)

[Kalmia]

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.

[sf]

It was around $1.50 for 128 grams. Very fair price for a fully
prepared item.