In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> On 4/19/2010 10:50 PM, Omelet wrote:
> > In >,
> > Janet > wrote:
> >
> >> The >
> >> from > contains these words:
> >>
> >>> In >,
> >>> > wrote:
> >>
> >>>> On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:23:21 -0500, >
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have to wonder... The scent of the leaves is similar to eucalyptus so
> >>>>> would small amounts of that work?
> >>>>
> >>>> IMO, bay is not even close to eucalyptus Om. Think of Vicks
> >>>> Vaporub... that's eucalyptus.
> >>
> >>> Yes, but Vicks is concentrated eucalyptus oil with menthol.
> >>> I was referring to freshly dried leaves. They are mild and aromatic.
> >>
> >> Yebbut, while both bay leaves and eucalyptus leaves are aromatic,
> >> the two aromas are very different. I like both
> >> (as smells) . I use whole dried bay leaves to flavour the milk for bread
> >> sauce, and in soups and spaghetti meatsauce.
> >> IMO the flavour is better when they are dried that when fresh (I dry my
> >> own).
> >>
> >> Janet
> >
> > I guess I need to try growing a Bay Laurel tree. To date, I've not been
> > impressed with what I can buy. They really seem to contribute nothing!
>
> I have one in the herb garden, it's about seven feet tall now. I'm going
> to harvest some fresh leaves and try cooking with them pretty soon.

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