Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig wrote:
> On Mar 9, 1:05 pm, Tracy > wrote:
>> James Silverton wrote:
>>> Hello All!
>>> In its place, I like tarragon but only three common uses come to mind
>>> for me. Chicken tarragon, some fish sauces and a few leaves (or tarragon
>>> vinegar) inside a broiled trout. People's sensitivity to tarragon seems
>>> to vary. Julia Child always called for much more tarragon than I like.
>> Yeah, I am not a fan of tarragon. I never, ever use it, ever.
>> I wouldn't spit something out that had tarragon in it but I would
>> definitely skip over a recipe which required using it.
>>
>> -Tracy
>
> Try substituting basil for tarragon. Seems much gentler, not over
> powering.
> Lynn in Fargo

Thanks for the suggestion...I do like basil. Next time I come across a
recipe with tarragon...

I think what it is is that I don't like *dried* tarragon. Fresh is
slightly less yucky. On second though, yucky is too strong a word.
Unappealing??

Tracy