On Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 8:20:13 AM UTC-6, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Jun 2016 05:45:46 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
> > wrote:
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> >On Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 1:30:19 AM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >> Today I bought the regular flat leaf at the same store. The regular curly
> >> was looking a bit brown. OMG what a difference! This was so full of scent it
> >> was assaulting my nose. And the taste is out of this world! I liked it so
> >> much, I put the whole bunch in. Yum!
> >
> >Glad you discovered flat leaf. The curly parsley is an abomination and should never be used.
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> I much prefer curly leaf parsley for most uses, it's sweeter than flat
> leaf. Flat leaf parsely being slightly bitter works well in strongly
> flavored dishes like tomato sauce and beef stews. Curly leaf parsley
> works well in chicken dishes, especially chicken soups, and also with
> uncooked dishes such as salads of all types (flat leaf would ruin a
> creamy egg salad). I grow curly leaf parsley, not flat leaf. Each
> year I have a small flat (4-6 plants) of curly leaf parsley growing in
> the ground at my rear deck, easy to get to for cooking, and produces
> more than I can possibly use. The one time I planted parsley in my
> garden it was a chore to get while cooking so most times I'd do with
> out. I don't even need to be dressed to get parsley by my deck, it's
> only like six steps from my back door and no one can see me there. My
> vegetable garden is a good 250' away. I like that spot for my garden
> because there's a natural spring flowing there that even during the
> dryest weather keeps my garden moist so I do very little hose
> watering:
> http://i67.tinypic.com/2a7hceq.jpg
> I plant parsley in that bed at the side of my deck stairs, right at
> that bell post:
Cats like to **** on curly parsley...maybe that is why you like it so much. Ahahahahhaha
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