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Dried herbs are a pantry staple, used in everything from roasts to pasta sauces. While they’re easily obtainable in every supermarket, it’s nice to make your own. Particularly when you’re drying herbs that simple can’t be found in shops. Pineapple sage, apart from being loved by bees, makes a delicious tea. Infuse a teaspoon’s worth of…

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James

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Drying our own (uncommon) herbs

Dried herbs are a pantry staple, used in everything from roasts to pasta sauces. While they’re easily obtainable in every supermarket, it’s nice to make your own.

Particularly when you’re drying herbs that simple can’t be found in shops.

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On the left, a jar packed full of dried pineapple sage; on the right, normal sage

Pineapple sage, apart from being loved by bees, makes a delicious tea. Infuse a teaspoon’s worth of herbs for 5mins, and then drink with delight.

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Dried branches of lemon-scented tea tree

Lemon-scented tea tree (leptospermum peteronii) has a lovely lemony taste, as the name would suggest. Distinctly different from a lemon, the dried herb can nonetheless be used as a replacement for lemon in soups, etc.

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The tea tree leaves, plucked and ready to store

All of these herbs were dried in our cool cupboard, and the biggest effort is plucking off the leaves to store them.

What herbs are you drying from out of your garden?

One response to “Drying our own (uncommon) herbs”

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    katrinasampson

    Susanna dried a lot of thyme, Rosemary, oregano and sage this year for the first time. The flavour is so much stronger than using the herbs fresh from the plant. She sold some of it at the local country fair but there is enough left over for us to enjoy.

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