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loribeck
True Blue Farmgirl
588 Posts
Lori
Alvordton
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USA
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 Posted - Jul 10 2019 : 7:06:19 PM
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I harvested some of my peppermint and after much deliberation decided to dry it the old fashioned way and hung it up to dry. So far I only have 3 small bunches. Tomorrow I will be hanging up my chocolate mint and my spearmint. I love the smell of the mint when I harvest them. It brings back so many sweet memories of my grandma. It always seemed to me that smelled like peppermint.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4313 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jul 11 2019 : 03:15:28 AM
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Got to try a new way once, anyways. If it works out do it again, if not try a different method. It will look fantastic while hanging and smell wonderful. The best part, no cost!!!
Farming in WI
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loribeck
True Blue Farmgirl
588 Posts
Lori
Alvordton
36
USA
588 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2019 : 7:31:02 PM
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I love seeing the mints hanging up to dry. I am getting ready to pick some more peppermint to get hung up. This is my first year for raising mint at this house so my harvest won't be as large.
Lori Beck |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4759 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jul 18 2019 : 04:43:03 AM
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Do any of you have fresh mint recipes besides using it as a garnish? I love mint and have two plants flourishing on my back deck.
Thanks,
Dawn in IL
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7109 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7109 Posts |
Posted - Jul 18 2019 : 05:10:27 AM
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Dawn I make mint sugar. Dry the mint leaves and after they are dried layer in sugar. Great in tea, baking, and sprinkled on cookies.
Minced fresh mint is good in fruit salads.
I have cooked it with greens. Mint goes good with lamb; chicken; and pork.
Mint can be added to jelly; preserves; and jams to add flavor.
For a pretty drink garnish freeze mint leaves in ice cube trays. Cover with water or tea/coffee or fruit juice.
I'm sure if you think on it you can come up with some ideas of your own.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4759 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jul 18 2019 : 05:24:30 AM
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Thanks Sara for the suggestions. I will definitely give them a try.
Dawn in IL
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.
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loribeck
True Blue Farmgirl
588 Posts
Lori
Alvordton
36
USA
588 Posts |
Posted - Jul 18 2019 : 6:28:57 PM
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What a wonderful idea. I never heard of mint sugar but it sounds like something that would be yummy in hot or cold tea. I'll have to give it try as I am drying some peppermint.
Lori Beck |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7231 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2019 : 09:34:23 AM
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Can this mint be used in cookies? To make like mint chocolate cookies?
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suny58
True Blue Farmgirl
4407 Posts
Dianna
Jack
Al.
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2019 : 09:50:20 AM
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I have tons of mint, peppermint and chocolate mint!!I enjoy it all the wonderful ways Sara mentioned plus hanging it to dry in my laundry room smells so good!!
Farmgirl #7103
FGOTM January 2018
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
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loribeck
True Blue Farmgirl
588 Posts
Lori
Alvordton
36
USA
588 Posts |
Posted - Jul 19 2019 : 6:13:48 PM
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I'm so happy that I will be able to get some more of the chocolate mint to harvest. I will have a lot more of the peppermint. There is an orange mint and a lemon mint that I would like to find. I have looked for some around here but can't find any.
Lori Beck |
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AnnieinIdaho
True Blue Farmgirl
437 Posts
Annie
ID
USA
437 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2019 : 01:40:43 AM
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Hi Sisters, I made ice cream infused with a sugar simple syrup made with chocolate mint and it was divine! No more store bought mint ice cream for me. Annie
"The turnings of life seldom show a sign-post; or rather, though the sign is always there, it is usually placed some distance back, like the notices that give warning of a bad hill or a level railway-crossing." Edith Wharton, 1913 from 'The Custom of the Country'. |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7109 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2019 : 05:36:52 AM
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Annie, I never thought about making a simple syrup with chocolate mint or any other mint. Now I have one more thing to make this fall when I do my big herb harvest.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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loribeck
True Blue Farmgirl
588 Posts
Lori
Alvordton
36
USA
588 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2019 : 7:15:24 PM
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Annie, that ice cream sounds delicious. I would love to try that. Do you use an ice cream freezer or is it the kind you can put in the icebox freezer? I don't have an ice cream freezer and tend to go with the recipes that I can put right into the icebox freezer
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