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This Italian herb vinegar recipe makes and herb infused vinegar for homemade Italian dressing mix. It uses common garden herbs that you can grow in your backyard, in pots or containers, or indoors<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making Herb Infused Vinegar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

People have been making herb infused vinegar since vinegar was discovered in Babylon in 5,000 BCE. According to legend, a Babylonian man <\/a>discovered a wine barrel left for several months. The pungent, acidic liquid was red wine vinegar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many cultures, including ancient China, Greece, and the Middle East believed that vinegar has healing properties. In ancient Greece, vinegar was used to tend to wounds. Remember in the Bible the story of the Good Samaritan? The Samaritan poured oil and wine onto the wounds of the man he helped. Perhaps the wine was red wine vinegar, after all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Process of Making Herb Vinegar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The process for making this and any other herb vinegar recipe is simple. You’ll need fresh herbs, the fresher, the better. If you’re growing parsley, basil, rosemary, oregano, sage, and other culinary herbs, you can simply snip off the sprigs, rinse them in cold water, pat dry with a paper towel, and use them immediately in your recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This recipe for Italian herb vinegar uses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n