Re: [CH] Chile-Heads Digest V6 #189 mint
fragrantgarden (fragrantgarden@fastlink.com.au)
Wed, 24 May 2000 18:06:43 +1100
Good morning, friends,
All this discussion of mint as solely useful for tea, etc., brings to
mind a revelation in my cooking last summer, when I first tried Greek
cooking. Mint is often used in combination with tomatoes, and sometimes
with tomatoes and chiles (to keep this message from being entirely OT:)
) in numerous sauce combinations. Sometimes, it is used interchageably
with basil, in case that fresh herb is not available.
For what it's worth...
Ron
Always smell and/or taste your mint before buying. Some nurseries grow Mint
from seed and the smell and fragrance can be very poor. Others grow from
cuttings of good, frgarant, delicious varieties. So "Buyer Beware"
Michael Bailes, The Fragrant Garden, Portsmouth Road, Erina. N.S.W. 2250
Australia. (OZ); International fax 61 243 651979 Phone 4367 7322
Web page at: http://www.fragrantgarden.com.au/
Email: <fragrantgarden@fastlink.com.au>
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