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blake murphy[_2_]

On Mon, 11 May 2009 15:30:18 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

> 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

i was going to ask about fresh vs. dried also. thank you, aem and sharon.

your pal,
blake