Herbs Section

Quick find for articles

As we research herbs and we end up with more and more articles, it's going to be difficult to find that article you want.

Here's the solution - a quick reference guide. It's not an index, exactly. It's not a table of contents either so we just call it a "quick find" - Who cares if it works!

Click on the blue title of the pages (below) to open them.

Cardamom - Queen of spices. There's a whole family of cardamom spices you've probably never heard of, with amazing uses.

Garlic - Used for over 2000 years, science is still finding how the various mild antibiotics in garlic work together to create one of the strongest antiseptics in the herbalists arsenal. Easy to grow every part of the plant is used except for the papery skin.

Ginger - Preserving is done several ways - pickled, cryatalised, dried, as a paste or even as a balsamic vinegar. Also ideal as a ginger ale. Discover the history of this ancient aphrodisiac.

Herbalists and the Lost Lore - some interesting background to the practice of herbalism and the beginings of the pharmaceutical industry.

Herbs in history - looking back to the Middle Ages and some stuff you probably didn't know about herbs.

Limes - The surprise herb that we Westerners misuse as a confectionary flavouring is a prime ingredient in many asian dishes for it's flavour layering properties. How about a memorable desert for the connoisseur dinner guests for under a dollar per serve?

Precious Salt - Salt was once the currency of Europe. While gold was valuable, in the cities, salt was universally valuable in an age where there was no refrigeration.

Rosemary - Don't underestimate the properties of this commonplace herb - try the tonic recipe here and see for yourself. This is the perfect garden addition that will turn a barbeque into a gourmet banquet that they will talk about for years to come.

Sage - A must for any herb garden, sage is easy to grow. You'd be amazed at the uses for sage. For a breakfast to remember, try the Plowman's buns.

Stevia - A surprising herb in any herb garden but you'll put this herb to a radically different use, than any other herb in the garden. Let the kids touch the leaves, then lick there fingers and watch their faces light up.

Thyme - A pretty rockery plant that gives a country taste to cooking and an essential herb for stews and poultry.No herb garden is complete without a thyme bush. No room - no problem thyme grows well in a pot on the windowsill.

Vanilla - the Inca's "black flower" that impressed the conquistadors, created a taste sensation that spread rapidly through Europe. See how a 12 year old slave solved the riddle why vanilla flowers never developed into beans.

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