We’re finally headed for freezing temperatures in my neck of the woods this week which means there are plans for soup, bread baking, and preserving what I can of my herb plants. I know what you’re thinking. You’re wondering why I can’t just bring them in and put them in a windowsill. Well, to be honest, I don’t have a lot of windowsill space and my herbs never seem to do that well when left there. So, instead of letting them die in the freeze, I decided to plan ahead and preserve them.
The focus of my preservation was on mint since it’s one of my only herbs left. But, I also cut some of my scented geranium for use in tea, scented sugars, and the like. If you have plenty of herbs still growing, you could make enough to give away for Christmas gifts, or, you could just have a well-stocked pantry. If you want to make extract for gifts, I suggest starting now so that the extract will be ready once you give it away. Let’s get to it!
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