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Posted by hollakes SUNRAYSIA N.S.W (My Page) on Sat, Jan 22, 05 at 20:02
| I bought ginger mint today ,liked the fragrance, what can I use it for |
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RE: mint
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| Should be lovely in stir fries, or any Thai style cooking, chopped into salads or a sprig in a glass with a dram of brandy and some ginger ale! I'd put a sprig or two in my morning juicing. Cheers
Linda |
RE: mint
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| I don't get any 'ginger' smell or taste from ginger mint. Other people do, though, sometimes. Use as Cosmicgardener suggests, but I'd also suggest adding a bit of ginger to boost it a little. It's OK in fruit salad, and goes well with pork. Maybe add some to your apple sauce. |
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| One of the lovely thing we had in our garden as a child was a mint walk. This was a narrow path lined on each side with various mint varieties. My Dad claimed it was a traditional thing like knot gardens and other herbal fancies, but I do remember the wonderful smell after rain when we kids walked through it. I am thinking of putting one in myself - when I get 8 days a week - the Hobart Botanical Gardens have a scented geranium walk up near their herb garden which is also lovely. So at worst, stick it in with other mints and create a special spot. Cheers
Linda |
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| Do people like the smell of Eau-de-Cologne mint? I am very tollerant of "different" and unusual smelling plants, but I can't stand this one! errrgghhh.. It's like having a red hot poker shoved up my nose. lol |
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| I quite like it! You're not supposed to breathe it right up your nose, you know! (LOL) Just crush and smell from a little distance. |
RE: mint
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| Reminds me of my granny - the evil one! Linda |
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| Reminds me of 4711 NASTY!!! |
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| That's the stuff the evil granny use to splash all over herself to disguise the scent of pee...... Chocolate Mint is good though Linda |
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| Haven't heard anyone talk of 4711 cologne for years. Wasn't it dreadful. I remember that the smell of eau de cologne mint wasn't too bad but it has been some years since growing it. You learn something new here everyday, I didn't know there was a ginger mint but it sounds tasty. |
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| I swear some people are on drugs when they name these mints. Ginger mint doesn't smell anything like ginger to me. I haev a "lime" mint, I'll be damned if I can smell lime. Also basil mint (the most vigorous mint I grow) smells very much like eaudecologne. I have a very well established patch of Mentha australis now, but that smells almost exactly like pennyroyal to me. I don't fancy using it in cooking, I don't think it's good for you. |
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| Penny Royal is really dangerous for pregnant women. It used to be used for inducing labour. Linda |
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| Yes we've had the pennyroyal discussion. The romans used to use it in cooking a lot, so it's a wonder they didn't die out from all the terminated pregnancies. |
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