Basil Overload

"Robert Cordelia" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I made basil iced tea. Yuck ! Too strong. What to do with such a prolific growth ?

RC

We like to make a big batch of pesto, then freeze it in ice cube trays. After frozen, pop them
out and put them in a freezer bag. When you are making sauce and stuff just take a cube out and
pop it in. YUM!

CP

Robert Cordelia said:

I made basil iced tea. Yuck ! Too strong. What to do with such a prolific growth ?

RC

Blend with a little olive oil and freeze in ice cube trays... Bag 'n Tag...

~john!

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What to do

Wrap it tightly in plastic in quarter-pound portions; freeze it; and pull it out for pesto
all winter.

Neil

Robert Cordelia said:

What to do with such a prolific growth ?

Be kind to your neighbors... dry some for your use and give the rest away.

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Robert Cordelia said:

I made basil iced tea. Yuck ! Too strong. What to do with such a prolific growth ?

RC

Others have made the suggestion of pesto. My suggestion is to dry it-if there is

THAT much of it. If you do not have a dehydrator, place the bail in a brown paper bag and leave in
the sun for 1-2 weeks. Then just crumble it up or run it through the food processor. Home-dried
basil has an entirely different taste/shelf life than store bought stuff.