Preserving Fresh Herbs
Step One
First, wash the herbs and pat them dry between layers of paper-towel sheets. Then mince or coarsely chop the herbs, whichever you prefer. One cup of herb leaves will make approximately 1/4 cup, or 4 tablespoons, of chopped herbs.
For some tasty recipes using an assortment of fresh and dried herbs,
see Cooking With Herbs.
To find out where you can order herbs like sweet basil, parsley, thyme, French sorrel, lemon
grass, and chocolate mint, as well as vegetables, including 19 kinds of peppers and 44 varieties
of heirloom tomatoes, see The Tasteful Garden.
Discover how to incorporate dried herbs into your favorite dishes in Pantry Basics: Dried Herbs.
