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Default Help with Cuban Oregano


"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