On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:23:16 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>I've never seen fresh bay leaf, but my wife saw it used on a TV show.
>I quick search revealed a couple of sources I ordered my through
>www.localharvest.org
>
>They came in the mail today. Wow, unlike the dried ones, they have
>aroma. Later this week beef stew will be on the menu to try them out.
>Local Harvest takes your order and sends it to the particular farm
>that sells that product. They wee $12 delivered, came on the branch
>and accompanied by a note, a nice touch. This came directly from
>Schmidt Road Ranch in CA.


Buy a bay plant. You can get one for less than what you spent on those
leaves. If you live in a less than friendly climate, as I do,
overwinter it inside in a sunny window.

The only difficulty with them is they are scale magnets. I am in the
process of getting rid of the scale before I bring my two plants
indoors for the season.

Boron