On 10/15/2014 10:11 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> You can't make a spice mix from herbs... herbs are not spices... you
> can make an herb blend.

LOL! I didn't even catch that when I wrote it. Of course I know herbs
are not spices. I think I had spice racks and jars on the brain when I
wrote this.

> Personally I wouldn't gift people dehy herbs, especially not those
> I've made myself. For one many people will put them away and forget
> them, and many people are loathe to consume homemade food products
> (personally I decline gifts of many homemade foods), I'll gladly
> accept gifts of local honey and maple syrup but I'll politely decline
> someones home canned garden produce. Were I so inclined to gift artsy
> fartsy I would perhaps give homemade beeswax candles, then folks can
> choose to use them or display them, but it's highly unlikely they will
> toss them in the trash. I do gift people fresh garden produce, I even
> trade with my neighbors, but I'm fussy about other peoples food prep

People who would be the recipients of these herb blends would gladly use
them, that much I'm sure of. And I know how much fresh you have to buy
or grow to yield the amount of dried you need to make a blend in a small
2 oz jar.

I always like to include homemade gifts along with purchased gifts at
holiday time.

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Cheryl