WITH THE HERB WHISPERER By Sally Roberts
I hope by the time you read this the summer sunshine has decided to return, and we have long, hot sunny days again. I have to say that all the rain has saved me a lot of watering time, and my new herbs are growing abundantly, but they need the sun’s rays as much as we do……I miss the smell of the herbs in the evenings after a day of heat, it is one of my favourite things. Now is the season to enjoy them fresh and at
My first herb for summer has to be mint, and
their fullest strength, and of course, to begin
there’s so many to choose from, experiment,
harvesting them to dry for the winter
and find your favourites. I frequently use it in
months. We really can’t eat too many of
salads of all kinds, and as well as making mint
them, as different herbs make salads sing,
tea, we can use the leaves in cool drinks too.
and every dish comes alive with the
My favourites for tea are either Moroccan mint
freshness of them – picked just before eating
or peppermint, and for cool drinks try
they contain all their goodness.
spearmint or apple mint, they are delicious
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