"Becca" > wrote in message
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> Omelet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Becca > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Omelet wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is Lemon grass really that useful? For lemon flavor any more, I just
>>>> use dried ground lemon peel.
>>>>
>>> We use the lemon grass at least once a week, my husband does a lot of
>>> Asian cooking. It is easy to grow and this is the first year it has
>>> frozen. It gets a little colder here, than it did in Texas, maybe 5-10
>>> degrees.
>>>
>>> We live on a golf course and a couple of golfers have asked us if the
>>> lemon grass was pampass grass. It does look similar.
>>>
>>> Becca
>>>
>>
>> Wow, it grows that large? I may have to try some for landscaping. :-)
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>
>
> It gets 3-4 feet tall and the leaves are lovely, IMO.
>

OK, having never used it, how do you use lemon grass? I have seen where you
put it in some recipes for the flavouring and then remove it .. sort of like
a bay leaf. Is that the correct method?

Debbie