"spamtrap1888" > wrote in message
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> This stuff is not cheap (about $1.50 a bunch), but when my wife makes
> something with them, she always cuts the stems off and tosses them. Do
> the stems truly have no use in cooking?

The stems are tough. But if you want to use them, they can be finely
minced. I happen to toss them and I also happen to think it's pretty cheap.