Food Tips & Info > Herbs and SpicesAugust 20, 2010

Saving Herbs and Spices

How can you preserve herbs, i.e., dill, basil, parsley, rosemary, sage, etc. so that you can use it throughout the winter months.

By Patti from Wilmington, DE

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08/25/2010

I dry mine in a dehydrator & I only paid about $50 for mine. Make sure you buy the solid trays that go on top of perforated trays to dry other items as once they dry, they will fall through the holes if you don't. You can also dry many many other food items. Check it out. It is worth it.

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08/21/2010

We (my family and I back in Ireland) would lay them out to dry, and them store them in airtight containers. If the herbs are already dry then they will keep for a very long time.

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08/20/2010

I hardly ever have any that are grown at home. When I have to buy some for use in a recipe, I take the rest, chop up finely, and put into an old ice tray, fill the cubes with water, then freeze. Then pop them out into a freezer bag, and be sure to label with what it is, then use in whatever recipe you need, pop a cube into the sauce.
I forgot to label the last time I did this, so it was fun finding out what the spice was!

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