In article >,
"Julie Bove" > wrote:

> "spamtrap1888" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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.

I've never found the stems to be tough, if properly cooked. Perhaps you
have gotten ones that were old and dried out?

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA