SC - Re: Borage
David Dendy
ddendy at silk.net
Fri Apr 16 23:24:05 PDT 1999
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> I haven't found Borage as an herb to buy in a store, but you can find
>the
> plants at nurseries. I had a nice start on some last year, but the
> family feeding the cat while I was at Pennsic didn't bother to water my
> pricey herb garden start, so I haven't gotten any to try for recipes.
>
> If you want borage, either plant some yourself, or find a gardener in
> your group and persuade them to plant the borage seedlings you buy.
You won't usually find borage offered as a dried herb, as it doesn't dry
well, losing its flavour. Seed or plant some, though, and you'll soon have
more than enough -- it self seeds. The fuzzy leaves have a nice cucumbery
taste, good in drinks and also nice chopped fine in a salad. Choose young
leaves, which are not quite as fuzzy, and chp small -- I've discovered not
everyone likes their salad fuzzy ;) The blue flowers are also very
attractive floated in a punchbowl.
Francesco Sirene
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