I am playing around with the following and have come up with a couple of uses... Can you find any more?
MINT:
a BIG bunch of Spearmint (or peppermint)...cut the woody stems and throw the rest in a blender with about 2C of water. Blend the dickens out of it. Let it sit for a while and then strain the pulp out. Take the pulp and blend it up again with a bit more water. Let it sit for a while (the flavors release). Strain into the other liquid and make ice cubes. When the cubes are made, save in a ziplock in the freezer. Sometimes I add some mint jelly (left overs for sweetener), some honey or some mint liquer (sp????).
I add a cube to a glass of icewater.
I melt a couple of cubes and add to lemonade (fabulous)
WITH - 2 cubes, soft if I can wait, regular ice, rum, tonic water or Sierra Mist or.......
I also do kinda the same thing with Ginger root by simmering it for a long time and then making ice cubes. Makes a great addition to plain water and incredible Gin and Tonics!!!
Anyone else have anything like this they do?
Carol
