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Default Help with Cuban Oregano

"Foxy Lady" > wrote in
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> "Kswck" > wrote in message
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>> I was introduced to it last year. It is great used fresh.
>> This year I overbought it and have a couple of large plants with
>> regular sized leaves and 3 even larger plants with dinner plate sized
>> leaves. I tried freezing it, but upon defrosting, the leaves were
>> limp, water

> logged
>> and really dark green. Although they had the right smell, the
>> consistency was that of 'for use only in stews/soups'.
>> Last year I tried drying them at about 115 degrees, but was unhappy
>> with

> the
>> results-they browned, looked like dead leaves and were useless.
>> All the net searches I found deal with growing and cooking with the
>> fresh stuff.
>> I wish to preserve and store it.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>

>
> May I suggest air drying the leaves still attached to the stalks as
> you would fresh flowers?
>
> My oregano plant - which is called oregano brujo (witch's oregano) in
> Puerto Rico because it grows wild and thrives with no attention given
> but dies if you water and care for them - grew so big that i cut full
> stems off it and hung them upside down to dry...
>
> they turned brownish green but retained all the flavor...
>
> hope this works for you...
>
> Sandra
>
>
>


How about those microwave drying kits?...felt and weights to press and dry
plants. At lee Valley.

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