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11/3/2009 - Mint Tips & Trivia

Mint is a sweet-flavored and aromatic herb used in salads, with carrots,green beans, peas and beets, lamb and Middle Eastern dishes as well as agarnish and flavoring for lemonade, punch, mint juleps, fruit platters andfrozen desserts. Available year-round.

In general, herbs should be fresh looking, crisp and brightly-colored.Keep only the stems wet or store dry in an air-tight bag.

Avoid herbs that are wilted, have dry brown areas, or are pale or yellow in color. Slimy looking dark spots with small areas of mold indicate old product or poor handling.

The symbol of hospitality, mint has been used for scores of culinary and medicinal purposes over the centuries. Out of 2,000 species in the mint family, only about 40 are considered to be true mint, and only a few of those are sold as fresh herbs in supermarkets.

OASIS has much more information on herbs.

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