Making Herb Infused

Wine Vinegar

Making Herb Infused Vinegars Is Really Very Easy and 

A Great Way To Recycle Some Of Those Pretty Wine or

 Syrup Bottles You Have Been Saving.

 I Even Found A Way To Recycle The Wire "Cage" That

Was On One Of My Champagne Bottles!  I Thought It Made A Cool Embellishment To The Top When I Added The "Cage" Along With One Of My Custom Galvanized Sheet Metal Tags

 I Thought Some Of You Might  Like To Make Some Herb Infused Vinegar So I Added The Instructions To This Post.

Start By Gathering Up Some Of Those Pretty Bottles You Just Couldn't Bring Yourself To Get Rid Of And Sterilize Them

These Bottles Were From Flavored Waters, Wine 

And Coffee Syrups

Supplies Needed

~ Empty Sterilized Bottles ~

~ Herbs And Spices Of Your Choice ~

(The Herbs and spices I used were - Rosemary, Thyme, Flat and Curly Leaf Parsley, Basil, Black Peppercorns, Garlic and Mustard Seeds)

~ White Wine Vinegar ~

~ Cork  And Optional Champagne Wire Cage ~

~ Labels and or Tags ~
(I found the free graphic for my label at The Graphics Fairy, I used Photoshop To Embellish It and Add The Words)

Useful Tools

~ Small Plastic Funnel ~

~ Long Wooden Chopstick ~

Step 1 ~ Gather Up The Fresh Herbs You Want To Infuse

 Wash And Dry Them Thoroughly

Premeasure Additional Spice Ingredients

I Used About A Tablespoon Each Of  Black Peppercorns And Mustard Seeds and 6 Garlic Cloves

Now You Are Ready For Step 2

 Step 2 ~ Fill The Empty Steralized Bottle By
 First Adding The Spices...

Then The Fresh Herbs

The Herbs I Used In This Infusion Were

~ Curly And Flat Leaf Parsley ~

~ Thyme ~

~Rosemary ~

~ Basil ~

I Used A Wooden Chopstick To Push The Fresh Herbs Down

(Only Use Plastic Or Wood Utensils as Metal Ones React With The Acidic Vinegar)

Step 3 ~ Using The Plastic Funnel Pour The Vinegar Over The Herbs and Fill The Bottle, Leaving About 1  1/2 Inches Headspace At The Top

 Cork The Top And Add Embellishments

 
Add Your Label and You Are Done! 

Wasn't That Easy?

It Is Best To Let Your Vinegar Steep

For 2 To 3 Weeks In A Cool Dry Place Before Use

Enjoy !!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day.  Until next time.....I wish you Peace.... 

Bottle Labels For My
Herb Infused Vinegar 

Today's project has been all about making labels for the Herb Infused Wine Vinegar I am making From The Profusion Of Herbs In My Garden This Year

My Project Started By Cleaning and Sterilizing Wine Bottles I Had Been Saving To Repurpose To Hold My Homemade Infused Wine Vinegars

I Have Not Finished The Clear Bottle Labels Yet,

But I Plan On Making A Galvanized Silver Sheet Metal Tag For These

 For The Labels  I Went Over To The Graphics Fairy and Picked Up Some Free Graphics To Make My Labels.  Karen Has Soooo Many Cool Graphics To Pick From! 

 I Loaded The Graphics Into PhotoShop and Customized The Labels With What I Wanted Them To Say

 But Of Couse I Couldn't Stop There...

 I Just HAD To Add One Of My Handmade Copper Hang Tags

 I Decided To Make The Copper Tag With The Year On It

 Like A Nice Vintage Style Bottle Of Wine

 I Thought The Copper Tag Looked Especially Good With The

Amber Brown Colored Bottles

 What A Great Way To Repurpose An Old Wine Bottle !

I Think These Would Make A Great Gift, Don't You?

 

  A Great Way To Use Some Of Those Extra Herbs From Your Abundant Summer Harvest

 I Am Planning To Offer These On Etsy With The Words On The Labels To The Customers Specifications. 

I Think These Would Look Great On A Wedding Wine Bottle Too.  The Label Could Be Customized For Congratulatory Wishes For The Couple or A Table Number With The Wedding Date Stamped On The Metal Hang Tag.

 Each Label Set Will Include Two Printed Labels To Adhere To Your Bottles and Two Handstamped Copper or Galvanized Silver Metal Hang Tags

Custom Stamped To The Customers Requested Message

Guess I Have A Few More Bottle To Go, So Back To Work!  Thanks For Stopping In To See What I've Been Up To.  

I'm linking this post to Brag Monday at The Graphics Fairy and to Between Naps On The Porch ~ Metamorphsis Monday (The Butterfly Box in my sidebar is the link).

 

Until Next Time.......I Wish You Peace.....

Today's Lunch Was

Fresh Homemade Bruschette

But Let Me Back Up A Little Bit.....

Let me tell you what led to having this delicious Bruschette For Lunch...

It All Started When I Read A Blog Post and Recipe By Yvonne At Her Stone Gable Blog. You Can Find Her Recipe HERE For Making This Pesto Sauce...

After A Quick Look Through My Supplies ....

And A Quick Tour Of My Garden..

I Knew I Had Everything I Needed To Make Up

This Awesome Pesto Recipe I Found At Stone Gable's Blog

So I started Clipping The Tops Off The Basil Plants......

And Before I Knew It.....My Basket Was Full!

To Prepare The Basil I Cut Off The Leaves.....

Washed It.....

Then Spun It As Dry As Possible With My Salad Spinner

Then It Was Time To Gather Up The Pesto Ingredients

Pine Nuts...............

Toasted A Golden Hue

Freshly Shredded Parmesean Cheese, Olive Oil and Chopped Garlic...MMMMM

The Kitchen Was Beginning To Smell Pretty

Delicious!

The Food Processor Worked It's Magic!

At Last.......Presto....

It Was Pesto!!

So of course I Had To Make

A Custom Pesto Tag For My Jar

Well One Thing Led To Another......

and As The Aromatic Smells Were Sensually Drifting Through The House....

I Thought.....hmmmmm.... It's Lunch Time...

How About Some Bruschette???

And So....I Made Some!

It Was Delicious. 

All I Did To Make The Bruschette Was Chop Up Three

Roma Tomatoes, Add A Dash Of Fresh Ground Sea Salt and Pepper And A Bit Of The Pesto and The Bruschette Was Ready

 

The Recipe For The Pesto Can Be Found Here On Stone Gable's Blog.  Yvonne Has

The Most Wonderful Blog, Check It Out
You Won't Be Disappointed!

Thanks For Stopping By Today!  Until Next Time.......I Wish You Peace...