infusing herbs in oil/alcohol/water

[Guest guest]

Hey folks,

 

A recipe I've been interested in involves infusing herbs in a mix of

olive oil and white wine... you simmer it until the wine evaporates.

 

Has anyone here done anything like that? I'd be worried about not

getting all of the moisture out and ending up with an oil that would

grow nasties sooner or later.

 

I'm also not all that interested in simmering an oil... do you think

this would work with jojoba? My impression is that it's ok to heat it

a bit more than oils. I wonder how it would work out with the wine

evaporation process.

 

Any insights/help would be appreciated!

 

Best,

Josh

[Guest guest]

Hey folks,

 

Sorry for sending that email three times. I thought it wasn't going through! :-(

 

Now that you've forgiven me, do you have any helpful tips to give? :-)

 

Best,

Josh

[Guest guest]

, " egomagickian " <listservs@e...>

wrote:

>

> Hey folks,

>

> Sorry for sending that email three times. I thought it wasn't going

through! :-(

>

> Now that you've forgiven me, do you have any helpful tips to give? :-)

>

> Best,

> Josh

>

I wrote an Infusing and Tincturing Herbs FAQ for this group. It's

basic, but covers all the bases. It's in the Files section. I didn't

cover water because, well, mostly that's just tea, pretty easy!

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[Guest guest]

Josh,

 

What benefit is the wine?

 

Sandi

BlackKat Herbs

http://www.blackkatherbs.com

[Guest guest]

Hi Sandi,

 

Wine is a traditional menstruum for infusion, and that's the way the

recipe was written. Both the water and the alcohol in wine are

solvents.

 

I suppose the goal of the recipe is to get as much out of the herbs

as possible (by using the combination of different solvents in one

menstruum) and then boil the water & alcohol off in order to preserve

the oil.

 

-Josh

 

>Josh,

>

>What benefit is the wine?

>

>Sandi

>BlackKat Herbs

>http://www.blackkatherbs.com

>