Firstly, I was responsible for starting this thread again, as I asked for some recipes. (I have recently dined at a few local Italian eateries which give you an olive oil based sauce in which to dip your bread rather than butter). I am grateful to those who reminded me that I must be careful when putting vegetable matter in oil. Regardless of how small my chances of "getting the bug" are, I'd prefer to error on the side of caution. [Yes, I'm prepared to meet my Creator, but still have a few things I want to do here on this planet ;-)] I will exit the list later today to change ISP. Flames or otherwise may be directed to either: <mailto:pepperking@igc.org> <mailto:chilihead@pepperking.com> The plants I purchased from Chile Woman are beginning to flower, led by my favorite, Arrivivi Orange. Life is good! Wishing everyone a bountiful harvest, Frank >>===snipped==<< >Reply-To: "Uncle Steve's HOT Stuff" <hot_chiles@hotmail.com> > >Last year sometime I posted a recipe for a hot Chile oil using garlic that >caused much the same discussions. > your chances of getting the bug is extremely small. > The incidence of the >disease is low, but >I can not give the statistics but, your chances of getting botulism is most >likely less than being struck by lightening. > Are you ready to meet your creator? > >Steve