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Skriven 2013-08-12 00:04:19 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 3416 av Dave Drum (69267.cooking)
Ärende: Spices from Herb
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Hi Dave,

 RH> We had a sage plant outside for a couple of years; it died earlier this
 RH> spring/summer. I suspect it didn't make it thru the winter.

 DD> Perennial doesn't necessarily mean perpetual.   Bv)=

 RH> No, it just surprised us that it overwintered. The oregano is into its
 RH> 3rd or 4th summer, and spreading. That bed has some spearmint and
 RH> ornamental strawberries in it as well.

 DD> The spearmint will spread ... and make mowing the lawn very fragrant.

It's so far just confined to one patch but I see that it wants to break
out soon. The back yard is mostly dirt (not topsoil but just dirt) so it
would have problems getting established out there.

 DD> The ornamental strawberries you wouldn't want to eat as they are tart,
 DD> often to the point of bitterness. And the leaves, while safe fresh and
 DD> when completely dried are toxic between those points. But, like the

Tried them (the berries) our first spring and found out they were
inedible. never did try the leaves, doubt we will.


 DD> spearmint it's a better ground cover than kudzu (which may also be
 DD> eaten).

Need some decent ground for it to cover.


 RH> Can you put herb pots there? Or is it a typical mobile home window with
 RH> no real ledge?

 DD> Besides having no sill/ledge to speak of it's right over the sink. Not
 DD> a good place.

 RH> Worth asking tho. We were in mobile homes a couple of times and IIRC,
 RH> those kitchen windows over the sink had no ledges either. I don't think
 RH> any of the windows had ledges, if memory serves me right.

 DD> Interior space is at a premium in tin-can living. Even in a 16' wide
 DD> more modern place than mine.

We don't have a lot of space but we've got decent sixed window ledges.
Only have plants on the window above the kitchen sink tho.


 DD> I know about the air space. Some of these last batch of eggs seems to
 DD> be 2/3 egg and 1/3 not there in the shell. Tasted just fine with a bit
 DD> of salt, however.

 RH> A bit of salt does make them taste better. A lot of times we'll grab
 RH> the Ono seasoning--coarse salt with garlic, pepper and other seasonings
 RH> in it. It's even better than plain salt.

 DD> I've still got a trove of packets from the hospital that they provided
 DD> as a salt substitute when I was last an inmate there and on a
 DD> "cardiac" diet. I use one every once in a while if I don't care to use
 DD> salt. Or if a dish "needs something" and is already plenty salty.

We keep a shaker of half sodium/half potassium salt on hand. I'll grab
that for a lot of my cooking, some table use. It's one more attempt to
try to raise my potassium levels; they've been borderline low for
several years.  Not quite low enough to go on full time perscription
supplimentation but occasionally the doctors will give me a week or two
of pills to kick it up. I'm taking an OTC pill that seems to be keeping
them happy tho, my next bloodwork will show if there's any need for a
boost again.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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