Re: [CH] OT....drying oregano

Doug Irvine (dougandmarie@shaw.ca)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:44:01 -0700

lowell75@charter.net wrote:
> I hung in the garden shed and air dryed  last year without satisfactory results
> ...and I have a gas oven which  I'm leery of. Would anyone recommend another approach?
> 
>         Lowell75
> 
2 years ago I air dried enough oregano so that we did not grow that herb 
last year. I have it growing now, and flowering, so I will chop some 
down and dry it again this year. If you have a basement, that would be 
the best place, however I did dry several bunches in our kitchen. We 
also have a storage area in the building in which we live(apartments) 
and dried more there. We will repeat that again this year. This time I 
grew Greek oregano, so we shall see what the flavor difference is. I let 
it dry for at least 2 months prior to use. Have fun! Cheers, Doug in BC