Vinegar (for Paint-Hardened Brushes) 1  1. Soak the brush in vinegar for an hour. 2  2. Place the brush in an old pot and cover it with vinegar. 3  3. Bring the vinegar to a boil on the stove.  4. Remove the brush and let it 1  cool. 5. Comb the brush bristles.  6. Rinse the 1  brush. 7. Repeat as necessary.  8. Let the brush dry.
Herb Garlic Oil. This is a basic garlic oil that can be used as a dipping sauce for bread, the oil half of an Italian vinaigrette, or as the base for Mediterranean-style cooking.
Garlic Health Benefits: Benefits of Pickled, Raw, Roasted Garlic. Garlic is one of the more common ingredients in cooking. Being one of the popular spices, it adds a certain taste to foods. However, many people may abhor eating garlic mainly because it imparts foul odor to their breath.