tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post7812792899947425592..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Drying Basiltinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-25923109600062971402009-09-21T14:07:01.849-05:002009-09-21T14:07:01.849-05:00Kathleen, when dried, you can save it for a long t...Kathleen, when dried, you can save it for a long time and enjoy its taste in many things you cook during the winter months!Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-45917782340305332232009-09-20T17:29:11.911-05:002009-09-20T17:29:11.911-05:00Oh, I'm so glad I read this post. I'm hea...Oh, I'm so glad I read this post. I'm headed outside to harvest my basil RIGHT NOW! I haven't ever dried it before but it's an herb I use all the time & I am encouraged by your easy instructions. Usually I just let the frost take it. How bad is that?Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-10566048401140737772009-09-17T08:11:25.251-05:002009-09-17T08:11:25.251-05:00Dan, you are too funny with your basil. You just l...Dan, you are too funny with your basil. You just like to plant stuff and this is one that will give you joy with its growth... <br /><br />Marmee, Happy Sept to you too! We will have fun with the Basil long after summer is gone...<br /><br />Gittan, Do give drying Basil a try. The first time I tried my hand at drying herbs was when we lived in Germany. I grew the herbs in planter boxes on the Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-81315503265601789772009-09-17T07:28:04.325-05:002009-09-17T07:28:04.325-05:00Great post, Skeeter--I just wish I had seen this l...Great post, Skeeter--I just wish I had seen this last year:) For some reason, I didn't plant any basil this year, but I did have some last year. It wound up going to seed because, as you say, I couldn't use it all fast enough. I'll have to try growing it again next year and try your methods of drying. I know this will be fresher than what you can buy in the store!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-45338457678004271922009-09-17T06:49:26.544-05:002009-09-17T06:49:26.544-05:00Great post and great pics! There is nothing like ...Great post and great pics! There is nothing like the smell of basil. Sometimes I just go out to my garden for no other purpose than to smell the basil. I had to laugh when you said that your garden would have been a flop if not for the basil. I have been there! I think that is part of the reason why I love basil so much - it is just so darn easy to grow!Tracyhttp://www.basilbasics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-86409787017400595112009-09-17T05:23:53.495-05:002009-09-17T05:23:53.495-05:00As I read this post the thought of the smell almos...As I read this post the thought of the smell almost came to me:) Enjoy your dried basil in the coming months!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-6532429316691076392009-09-17T01:28:47.494-05:002009-09-17T01:28:47.494-05:00Hi, thanks for letting me know how to do that! I L...Hi, thanks for letting me know how to do that! I LOVE Basil and use a lot when I cook. I have to grow basil next year and dry my own / gittangittanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353416536540035191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-24877166992951443932009-09-17T00:41:00.040-05:002009-09-17T00:41:00.040-05:00very cool, i hope you enjoy these dried basil leav...very cool, i hope you enjoy these dried basil leaves long after the winter comes. <br />happy september.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-65969493520665638432009-09-16T23:29:23.333-05:002009-09-16T23:29:23.333-05:00Your dried basil will come in handy this winter, i...Your dried basil will come in handy this winter, it looks great. Basil is one thing I grow every year but I really don't like its taste. Don't ask me why I keep planting it :-)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-1496680451258137002009-09-16T18:58:55.322-05:002009-09-16T18:58:55.322-05:00Tina, I will be looking for your email of the reci...Tina, I will be looking for your email of the recipe. ;-)<br /><br />Jean, maybe the troops were given phones for a quick call home. Sometimes people sponsor such nice gifts...<br /><br />Darla, You will so enjoy the scent of the herbs in the house and the yummy treats you make with them...<br /><br />Kathrin, Herbs are so good in sauces, soups and other fun things we cook. Greetings to all in Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-71538278615442043172009-09-16T16:52:58.912-05:002009-09-16T16:52:58.912-05:00Thanks for the reminder Skeeter! I do need to get...Thanks for the reminder Skeeter! I do need to get out in the garden to harvest more basil. The garden has become a construction zone mess because we're doing some sidewalk replacement and brick repair, and it's so ugly right now I've been avoiding it. But I always plant more basil than I can use fresh just so I can dry some. The stuff from the store just isn't the same.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-47410068436218230472009-09-16T16:52:22.923-05:002009-09-16T16:52:22.923-05:00I definitely need to get some drying. I never rem...I definitely need to get some drying. I never remember to, but this is a great reminder and "how to".Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-22268880581074179282009-09-16T14:57:47.242-05:002009-09-16T14:57:47.242-05:00Thanks Skeeter! This is what I like to do, too. ...Thanks Skeeter! This is what I like to do, too. I love fresh basil best, but dried basil adds the right touch to some dishes. Love that you reuse the basil jar! Me, too! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-21950273097255863122009-09-16T14:51:37.403-05:002009-09-16T14:51:37.403-05:00herbs are very inportant for all !!! liebe Grüße v...herbs are very inportant for all !!! liebe Grüße von KathrinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485472302774976230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-89139626372555165202009-09-16T13:11:36.904-05:002009-09-16T13:11:36.904-05:00I am so doing this! I have sweet and cinnamon bas...I am so doing this! I have sweet and cinnamon basil growing!!Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-78653228083510134862009-09-16T12:13:18.374-05:002009-09-16T12:13:18.374-05:00Tina, her cephone sure would have worked as it is ...Tina, her cephone sure would have worked as it is a Maine # but I thought she had made arangements to have it shut off as it sure would not work for the year in Iraq. I looked the # up on the reverse # lookup and it came up as a cell phone out of Annapolis so may have been another soldier's phone and not from the Bangor Airport Greeters. I sure wish she had called before landing as that Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-62658343704119248852009-09-16T11:43:02.370-05:002009-09-16T11:43:02.370-05:00Skeeter, I can't remember where I got the reci...Skeeter, I can't remember where I got the recipe from but there are tons on the Internet. I can guarantee you mine was an easy one. It is so good with pasta. <br /><br />Mom, Super! Seems like Bangor is on the legs of journeys so often. Bummer you couldn't be there. I wonder why she did not use her cell phone? She took it and it would work there.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-72096635494076649492009-09-16T11:22:29.178-05:002009-09-16T11:22:29.178-05:00Catmint, Your drying method sounds interesting. Do...Catmint, Your drying method sounds interesting. Do you put water in the trays also or just use them as a container while dry freezing?<br /><br />Joy, Ah, your method seems real easy so I will do this with the next batch of Basil I pluck. <br /><br />Dawn, Get off that butt girl. LOL..<br /><br />Tina, Like sis, get off your butt girl. Hee hee, Give Joys method a try. It seems like an easier way Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-17237130604531368392009-09-16T09:51:21.023-05:002009-09-16T09:51:21.023-05:00Oh I can almost smell it now. Good job.
Tina, Ch...Oh I can almost smell it now. Good job.<br /><br />Tina, Christy called at 5:30 this morning and guess what?!!! Yup, they were in Bangor but only going to be there for 2 horus and since it takes 2 hours to get there, there was no sense to get dressed and go. She must have called from one of the cel phones the greeters have for the going or returning troops as I did'nt know the number. I Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-75930318603070531452009-09-16T09:34:37.963-05:002009-09-16T09:34:37.963-05:00Great post Skeeter. Now I need to dry some. I love...Great post Skeeter. Now I need to dry some. I love the smell of fresh herbs. Will Rosemary work the same?<br /><br />I hope all are having a lovely day.Lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-33022600615403910402009-09-16T08:33:09.896-05:002009-09-16T08:33:09.896-05:00I can't even buy basil in spice jars anymore, ...I can't even buy basil in spice jars anymore, the taste is so bland compared to homegrown herbs!<br />Thanks for the demo! And thanks for leaving nice comment on my blog, you are very sweet.<br />RoseyChloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-33575884561751506402009-09-16T08:15:17.185-05:002009-09-16T08:15:17.185-05:00That is something I've never done but you make...That is something I've never done but you make it sound very easy. Good idea putting it into an old basil jar, that way it's labeled already.<br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-90576961108213788802009-09-16T07:17:02.765-05:002009-09-16T07:17:02.765-05:00Great tutorial! I have some extra basil right now...Great tutorial! I have some extra basil right now, too. I ended up letting my Thai spicy basil bloom because it's so pretty! But, I want to save my sweet basil.<br /><br />CameronF Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-19790425227823450682009-09-16T07:02:29.199-05:002009-09-16T07:02:29.199-05:00I imagine that the pantry smells wonderful with th...I imagine that the pantry smells wonderful with the basil drying in there! I will have to do something with mine soon.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-33019069455525422592009-09-16T06:57:56.283-05:002009-09-16T06:57:56.283-05:00I'm always forgetting to get to my basil early...I'm always forgetting to get to my basil early enough to do things with it. I think I'll tackle some this weekend for pesto and maybe try drying some.Dave@The Home Gardenhttp://www.growingthehomegarden.comnoreply@blogger.com