On May 11, 2:48*pm, bob > wrote:
>
> Is it used fresh or dried? It's not something that is grown in New
> Zealand (surprise, surprise), so it's doubtful that I can find fresh
> Epazote, but I may be able to buy some online and have it shipped to
> me.
Either fresh or dried, but it's usually easier to find dried. We can
get it fresh in the Mexican markets but this is SoCal.
>
> Also - how much would you use? I usually make my beans from scratch
> using 1/2 pinto beans, 1/4 black and 1/4 kidney. But sometimes I use
> all pintos or all blacks.
>
Use it as you might bay leaves, a couple per pot of beans. If it's
powdered instead of dried leaves, maybe a teaspoon (but now I'm
guessing). -aem