Herbs

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March/April 1970
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CHIVES: Perennial. 6 inches. Seeds germinate slowly. Clumps may be divided in Spring. Uses: leaves give mild, onion-like flavor to soft cheese, vegetable cocktail, soup. Bulbs are chopped and added to sausage to give delicate onion flavor.

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CORIANDER: 75 days. Annual 1 to 2 feet. Hardy, slow germination, but easy-culture. Can be grown with caraway. Plants should be thinned to stand 6 to 8 inches. Odor and flavor of growing foliage is unpleasant. As soon as seed tops are ripe, they're cut off (heavy seeds easily fall to ground if this isn't done), spread to dry, threshed, and stored in tight glass containers. Uses: in bread, cookies, baked apple, stuffing, sausage.

DILL: 70 days. Annual. 2 to 21/2 feet. Easy germination and self-sowing. 10 inches between plants. Don't transplant. Stake. Uses: for flavoring pickles; also in soups, stews, cream sauce potato salad.

FENNEL: 60 days. Annual. 1 to 2 feet. Sow in moderately rich soil. Don't transplant 8 inches between plants. Uses: Stalks can be eaten like celery. Nutmeg-like seeds used on bread, cakes, sauces, in wine.

MINT: Perennial. 2 feet. Spearmint is ordinary garden variety. Best grown from a few plants. Spreads rapidly in medium rich soil. Uses: in lamb and fish sauces, iced-beverages, fruit cup, in currant and mint jelly, in French dressing for salads. Orange and apple mint not as strong as spearmint.

SAGE: 75 days. Perennial. 1 to 2 feet. 8 inch spacing. Plant seeds; choose "Garden" variety. Uses: as sage tea, in poultry dressing, sausage, soft cheese. Leaves can be smoked as tobacco.

SUMMER SAVORY: 60 days. Annual 1 foot. Seed germinates easily. Spacing 6 inches. Uses: for flavoring gravies, salads, dressings, stews scrambled eggs and sausage.

SWEET MARJORAM: 70 days. Annual. Slow germination. Spacing 10 inches (requires shade until well started). Many uses either fresh or dried: in sausage, meat pies, roast lamb, cheese and egg dishes, peas, beans, and omatoes, in vegetable cocktails.

THYME: 85 days. Perennial. 6 to 12 inches. Plant seeds - thin to about 4 inches. Plants may be divided and reset second Spring. When in full bloom, cut, dry, powder by rubbing and store in glass. Uses: green or dried in soups, stews, sausage , gravies, stuffings, with pork, veal, chipped beer, and especially good on lamb or chevon and chicken.

Suggested Reading: 26 Easy-to-Grow Herbs, 35¢

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