tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post6945170603498334440..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Thursday's Kitchen CupboardDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-36304009481457795102012-03-29T15:16:17.743-04:002012-03-29T15:16:17.743-04:00Daphne, I know it is late to add this, but I reall...Daphne, I know it is late to add this, but I really enjoy drinking jasmine tea in Asian restaurants. I broke down and bought myself a 100 bag container of jasmine tea at a local Asian foods store and have been enjoying it every day. I don't know how you make jasmine tea. I remember some friends growing jasmine up to their deck. Is it the same? That might be a good idea.Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885394458317264217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-78060889700722876062012-01-09T04:46:55.702-05:002012-01-09T04:46:55.702-05:00This herbal tea sounds really interesting, another...This herbal tea sounds really interesting, another reason to grow chocolate mint!<br /><br />Every summer I create two herbal tea mixtures from my fresh harvested herbs:<br />FLOWER TEA, with flowers of cinnamon basil, anise basil, clover, hyssop (few), chamomile, orange blossoms (harvested in early spring), rose.<br /><br />MINT TEA, with horsemint, apple mint, white mint, lemon balm, catnip, calamint, pennyroyal...<br /><br />And I enjoy them during winter!Grazianahttp://www.erbeincucina.it/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-48021530580546699642012-01-08T00:44:56.952-05:002012-01-08T00:44:56.952-05:00I'd love to keep track of my garden "inco...I'd love to keep track of my garden "income"this year. Do you happen to have an excel spreadsheet that makes keep track easier? OR do you know of someone willing to share?Beeks by the Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12592978205053247507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-83370988023803763522012-01-07T23:18:26.731-05:002012-01-07T23:18:26.731-05:00You remind me that I've been wanting to seed m...You remind me that I've been wanting to seed my driveway with chamomile, I love the scent during summer. If you had only one to choose to grow, would it be lemon balm or verbena! Am looking for the most versatile one for culinary purposes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-75632490830708629302012-01-07T15:59:44.357-05:002012-01-07T15:59:44.357-05:00Daphne, One of my favorite herbs for drying to mak...Daphne, One of my favorite herbs for drying to make hot tea is apple mint. Regular mint makes good hot tea, too. (I'm not as keen on dried lemon balm for hot tea - it loses flavor in the drying, I guess.) Lemon balm shines as a tea brewed from fresh and then chilled in season. I haven't grown chamomile (but I have thought about it). I have chocolate mint growing and have only ever added that with the coffee grounds before brewing. Thanks for the tip about mixing it w/chamomile. I guess I better amend my 2012 seed list! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-91979379840887699492012-01-06T13:41:58.071-05:002012-01-06T13:41:58.071-05:00Peppermint tea will calm a cough. It worked so wel...Peppermint tea will calm a cough. It worked so well with the daughter that I wondered why everyone turned to using cough syrup.becky3086https://www.blogger.com/profile/01026872543168452124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-77040777743253670782012-01-05T20:57:37.798-05:002012-01-05T20:57:37.798-05:00that sounds like a good idea!
In India, we have tu...that sounds like a good idea!<br />In India, we have tulsi(Ocimum tenuiflorum) tea, or ginger tea in winters to bet the chest congestion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-73697971908092031022012-01-05T20:31:28.129-05:002012-01-05T20:31:28.129-05:00Home grown tea sounds really good. I have not make...Home grown tea sounds really good. I have not make my own yet. But it is one of the things I would like to learn.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-75823840700272765932012-01-05T18:59:42.500-05:002012-01-05T18:59:42.500-05:00What a great tea combination! I have chocolate mi...What a great tea combination! I have chocolate mint and I usually drink it solo, but now I think I will have to try it with chamomile... next year. A combination of a large basil above and mint below suffocated my chamomile this past year, so no flowers.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-26556622338829413492012-01-05T17:44:29.637-05:002012-01-05T17:44:29.637-05:00I have tried drying lemon balm as well...no luck. ...I have tried drying lemon balm as well...no luck. Now, I freeze it in small batches...works great. I have not tried your chocolate mint tea combo. Sounds delicious!The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-1673332938187189612012-01-05T16:38:55.801-05:002012-01-05T16:38:55.801-05:00My favourite is Mint Tea, weak black tea with fres...My favourite is Mint Tea, weak black tea with fresh mint leaves in and in true Morrocan style lots of sugar. Or when I'm feeling more health conscious mint and lemon balm - this time without sugar. We are fortunate to have frsh mint and lemon balm all year.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-25473216410310376592012-01-05T13:52:50.312-05:002012-01-05T13:52:50.312-05:00If I do dry lemon balm, I mix it in equal parts wi...If I do dry lemon balm, I mix it in equal parts with lemon verbena and lemon grass. They are both tender so you have to dry the leaves or bring the plants inside.Go for a lemon verbena if you can find one. The fresh leaves are great chopped and mixed with plain fruit.The plant is as fragrant in the garden as any flower and sometimes it blooms.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954826148369517031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-38109288501692092242012-01-05T13:15:01.611-05:002012-01-05T13:15:01.611-05:00I love tea, and do a lot of mint combinations at n...I love tea, and do a lot of mint combinations at night. During the day, I am a sucker for green tea, and green tea with puffed brown rice (genmaicha). Just for fun, I started growing a camellia sinensis earlier this year for my own green tea. The plant hasn't grown much, but hopefully when things heat up, I'll have some tea leaves to harvest.erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905097002828343193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-35398135927661139632012-01-05T12:58:51.060-05:002012-01-05T12:58:51.060-05:00I have never thought of making my own tea. Thanks ...I have never thought of making my own tea. Thanks for the great idea!Mrs.Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-21411838687311377632012-01-05T11:36:24.598-05:002012-01-05T11:36:24.598-05:00Lemon balm is my favorite. But in Mobile, Alabama ...Lemon balm is my favorite. But in Mobile, Alabama I can pick it fresh from the garden even now. I have been wanting to try borage. I don't know if it would be a good tea, though.Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885394458317264217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-24115632373632601862012-01-05T11:02:03.235-05:002012-01-05T11:02:03.235-05:00Lemon balm, definitely. I actually actively loathe...Lemon balm, definitely. I actually actively loathe Chamomile, so although it grows well (like an invasive weed, actually), I try to get it out. Chocolate mint is wonderful, and you just gave me a good idea about how to manage it in my yard.<br /><br />My favorite "tea" for sick is what we call Throat Drink -- a lemon or lime squeezed into how water with honey. The kids ask for it when they're feeling unwell.<br /><br />My word verification is "beasteas." Someone has a sense of humor!Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-11689912474777742042012-01-05T10:49:23.160-05:002012-01-05T10:49:23.160-05:00I am a big tea drinker but am afraid it is only bl...I am a big tea drinker but am afraid it is only black tea. I do make a lot of chamomile tea however this time of year as I use it to stop dampening off of my seedlings.wildernesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527833260038141710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-74645410137505623792012-01-05T10:35:56.078-05:002012-01-05T10:35:56.078-05:00I'm not much of a tea drinker lately. I do gro...I'm not much of a tea drinker lately. I do grow both of these....so, maybe I should give some homemade teas a try.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-38242105284026989912012-01-05T09:57:48.471-05:002012-01-05T09:57:48.471-05:00I wish it were hardy in my zone. I may have to bre...I wish it were hardy in my zone. I may have to break down and grow one in a pot to bring inside in the winter months.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-13935064652790706032012-01-05T09:55:48.490-05:002012-01-05T09:55:48.490-05:00I've heard that you can use Lemon Verbena in t...I've heard that you can use Lemon Verbena in this way - though I haven't tried it myself.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com