type of gardening because there is no weeds to
pull! I place the buckets in long rows beside my
white picket fence. They look very pretty all
line up. I go mint plant crazy and buy chocolate, orange, grapefruit, peppermint, and sweet mint varieties. Mint is like gossip, it goes all over the
place. I keep it contained by planting the mint
in buckets from the Dollar ree. I also have
varieties of basil and thyme too. I draw designs
on the buckets so they don't look so plain.
The dilemma I had was, what to do with all of
those herbs. I saw a lady on TV preserve her
herbs by putting them in ice trays with a little
water added. I tried this but, I didn't like how
the herbs looked. I saw another version on
Pinterest that used olive oil instead of water.
This method was much better.
FREEZE FRESH HERBS IN OLIVE OIL
You always have fresh herbs, whether they are
in season or not. Freezing the herbs in oil also
prevents them from turning brown or getting
that dreaded freezer burn. Throw them in soup, stews, vegetables, meat dishes.
TEAPOT FOR MINT TEA
GARDEN FRESH MINT TEA
5 Stalks of Fresh Mint
4 cups Boiling Water
Sugar Honey, to taste
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Roll the mint
between your palms until it is slightly crushed.
Place in a teapot. Pour boiling water over the
crushed mint. Cover the teapot, and let it steep
for 5 minutes.
between your palms until it is slightly crushed.
Place in a teapot. Pour boiling water over the
crushed mint. Cover the teapot, and let it steep
for 5 minutes.
MINT LEMONADE TEA
10 cups Boiling Water
10 Tea Bags
5 Stalks of Mint
12 oz can thawed Lemonade Concentrate
Combine water, tea bags and mint in large pot.
Let steep 15 minutes and remove tea bags. Stir
in concentrate. Pour into a large pitcher and chill
in the refrigerator about one hour, or until ready
to serve.
Let steep 15 minutes and remove tea bags. Stir
in concentrate. Pour into a large pitcher and chill
in the refrigerator about one hour, or until ready
to serve.
OTHER CREATIVE USES FOR MINT:
Sweet Mint makes refreshing flavored water
drink. Add water, bunch of mint leaver, and ice
to a pitcher.
drink. Add water, bunch of mint leaver, and ice
to a pitcher.
Chocolate Mint can be finely chopped and added
to frosting, hot chocolate, and chocolate cakes and cookies.
to frosting, hot chocolate, and chocolate cakes and cookies.
Peppermint/Spearmint leaves can be used
to flavor oils. Add clean dry leaves to pan of oil.
Heat 30 minutes over very low heat or until oil
has fragrance of mint. Cool and store in clean
to flavor oils. Add clean dry leaves to pan of oil.
Heat 30 minutes over very low heat or until oil
has fragrance of mint. Cool and store in clean
and store in clean jar in refrigerator. Add to
chocolate desserts or salad dressing.
chocolate desserts or salad dressing.
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