Do you love using herbs when you cook? I do – especially basil and oregano. I also appreciate how easy they are to grow.

我在花园里种了罗勒、牛至、迷迭香、鼠尾草和百里香. 说实话,我不怎么用新鲜的香草,我真的应该用. I tend to use dried herbs instead.
虽然我做饭的时候喜欢用干香草,但我不喜欢花3+美元买一个小容器. So, instead of buying dried herbs
at the grocery store – I make my own.
它是非常容易干燥草药,他们是伟大的和廉价的礼物. 风干的香草是最好的,这是保持味道最好的方法.
Here is how I do it:

-为了获得最好的味道,我通常会在香草开花之前收割它们. 在我的药草容器里,有罗勒、莳萝、牛至、迷迭香、鼠尾草和百里香.
-早上采摘香草,清洗并晾干. Discard any discolored leaves.
– Using string or twine, 把你的香草捆成小束(这对罗勒来说尤其重要, which as lots of moisture in its leaves). 用绳子在每一捆上缠绕几次,防止它们在干燥时脱落.

Bundles of Oregano
Tie each bundle to a coat hanger.

Bundles of Oregano and Sage
Herbs need to hung indoors to dry. 把它们挂在一个没有阳光的地方,一个空气流通良好的地方——我用了betway旗舰版下载的车库.

你可以把它们挂在晾衣服的衣架上, or you can tie them from almost anything. 另外一种方法是把草药放在纸巾上,放在除湿器旁晾干.
**To protect your herbs from dust, 你可以把纸午餐袋放在每个袋子的上面——为了做到这一点,在每个午餐袋的底部开一个洞,把棉线穿过它,然后把棉线绑在你要挂草药的任何东西上. 如果药草从袋子的底部伸出来也没关系——需要防尘的是袋子的顶部.
Depending on where you live, 干燥的草本植物在干燥的气候条件下只需一周,在潮湿的气候条件下则需要4周.
Come back for “Part Two” to see how I how to crush and store dried herbs.
*如果你对种植草药感兴趣,了解我是如何种植我的草药容器的 here.
