[Sca-cooks] Sekajabin

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

> >After an emergency run to my mom's (the slightly-out-of-it neighbor cut
> >all the Mentha citrata out of my side yard, bless her), I am now halfway
> >through the first two gallons of sekajabin syrup of the summer. I use 2
> >parts mentha citrata (orange bergamot MINT) and 1 part lemon balm for the
> >mint leaves.
>
> I made a batch the other day with lemon balm, and it tasted vile. I haven't
> figured out what I did wrong.

I've discovered that all-lemon balm batches (or all Mentha citrata
batches) don't taste good. Lemon balm itself can add a lemon flavor but
alone it tastes like floor polish...

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