10 ELEGANT HERBS This is the fourth in a series of articles on growing and preserv ing herbs in the home garden. The top nine herbs grown by home gardeners are chives, basil, rose mary, lemon, verbena, oregano, sweet marjoram, parsley, French AUam_ V-P * r /MACHINERY GENERATORS Sales ★ Service ★ Rentals * Complete Generator Systems * PTO * Portables * 2-1600 KW “We Service It If You Have It And Sell It If You Need It” 34 W. Mohler Church Rd. Ephrata, PA 17522 Tel: 717-738-0300 Fax; 717-738-4329 yjgasi Agriculture - Residential - Commercial • Buildings • Basement • Floors • Retaining Walls • Footer • SCS Approved Manure Storage Pits • All Types Of Flat Work Invest in Concrete, Quality Wdifr that Wilt last A Lifetime CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES CONTACT AND SEE HOW AFFORDABLE ROY SBNSENIG CONCRETE WALLS CAN BE 717-385-0726 Authorized Deal 13) E) E (T* (1 © E CONCRETE J WALLS, INC. 601 Overly Grove Road, New Holland, PA 17557 tarragon, and thyme. We’ll take a closer look at several of them this week and next Basil, Sweet (green) and Purple Grown as a tender annual from seed. Basil likes the warmth of full sun to grow best Purple basil, lacking chlorophyll, is more sus- SCS Approved Manure Storage Facility ler For Keystone Concrete Products ceptible to shock in the early stages. Sweet green basil can be dried, frozen in ice cubes, or used fresh. Blended with pine nuts, oil and cheese, this basil is the prime in gredient in pesto. It is also good for making flavored vinegar for salad dressing, or suffused in oil for flavored oil. Purple basil is best used fresh for salads, and for making flavored vinegar. In the garden, purple basil is a colorful contrast to annual flowers, and its color is useful in cut arrange ments. There are several forms of chives, but the most common one has roundish leaves that are used for their onion-like flavor. 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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 26,' 19&B7 removed before serving because the leaves are very difficult to chew. The leaves can be dried by placing them on a screen or mesh in a warm place out of bright light The dried leaves can be used to make a tea. Origanum vulgare and its culti vars are the familiar forms or ore gano. This is a perennial hardy grown in the garden in full sun. Oregano can be used fresh, but is most often dried. To dry, cut the stems to the base just as the plants come into flower. Place tips down in a paper bag. Tie the bag around the stems and hang in a warm place. Check for drying after two or three weeks by rubbing the bag betweep your hands. If you hear leaves falling to the bottom of the bag it is ready to be opened. Strip the leaves off the stems and finish drying in a 100 degree oven, checking frequently. Let cool, and then run the leaves through a coarse screen before bottling. If saving whole leaves, be sure to re move any bits of stem. 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