HERB - Mint, yet again!

[Sandy M Koenig]

So you can eat these, I take it?   I have seen that method in an herbal
magazine with flowers, but I thought they were for decoration only.
Raven

On Thu, 11 Jun 1998 17:44:26 -0400 "Gaylin Walli"
<g.walli at infoengine.com> writes:
>lady Francesca asked:
>
>>Is it possible to candy mint leaves and keep them for a period of 
>time?
>>Does anyone know how to do so, and how to preserve them?  We're doing 
>an
>>event in March of 99, and I have access to plenty of mint now.  Any 
>answers
>>will be gratefully appreciated!  Thanks.
>
>Sure. I just did this for a cousin's wedding cake. Take an
>egg and carefully separated the yolk from the white. Save
>the yolk for some other project, but lightly beat the white
>to break it up a little (but not enough to form tons of bubbles).
>
>Using a small, cheap, watercolor paintbrush, paint the egg white
>over every surface of a mint leaf until it's entirely covered.
>Once covered with white, sprinkle superfine white sugar over
>the entire leaf, covering all the parts you coated with egg.
>(You'll see if you missed any spots with egg at this point.)
>
>Don't have superfine sugar? Take some regular white sugar and
>crush it a bit in a mortar. Or, use the back of a sturdy, metal
>spoon against a hard, non-porous surface.
>
>When you've coated enough leaves, set them in a cool, dry, place
>to dry out and harden. If you're quick enough, you should be
>able to catch the mint leaves before they darken. Be sure to use
>leaves you've picked fresh. Non-fresh leaves have a tendency to
>be too droopy. You can still candy the droopy ones, but the job
>becomes infinitely harder.
>
>And in case you're wondering about the infamous egg poison, that
>part sticks with the yolk. Don't break the yolk when you're
>separating the white from it and you should be okay. If it still
>gives you the creeps, try using a powdered egg or egg substitute
>available at fine cake and candy making stores.
>
>Jasmine de Cordoba, Midrealm
>g.walli at infoengine.com or jasmine at infoengine.com
>
>"Si enim alicui placet mea devotio, gaudebo; si autem
>nulli placet, memet ipsam tamen juvat quod feci."
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