• Monday, September 22, 2008 - Preserving your Herbs

Hanging Dried Herbs by T.C. Chiu Drying your herbs can be as simple as hanging them from knobs on your cabinets or a quick run in the dehydrator.  I generally just take a bunch of herb and hold them together at the stem ends with rubber bands. I hang them from kitchen cabinet knobs or hooks or anywhere that I think they look nice as they dry.  In just a few days they will be dry and crisp and can easily be crumbled and stored in glass jars.  I also like to reuse my spice jars that I've purchased at  the grocery store.  I have a bulk size plastic jar that I have stored Italian Seasoning in for a couple of years.  Below I will share my recipe for Italian Seasoning that comes from the Mix-A-Meal Cookbook.  It uses garlic powder.  In order to make your own garlic powder you will need to peel and slice your fresh garlic.  I then dry it in the dehydrator for a couple of days until it is crisp.  When I need garlic powder, I blend up the dehydrated garlic slices in the blender until they are a fine powder.  I use this in any recipe calling for Italian Seasoning. Italian Seasoning Mix Combine: 1/4 c. crushed basil leaf 1/4 c. ground oregano 2 Tablespoons garlic powder 1/2 c. dried parsley Blessings, Mrs. P

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