On 2017-05-08 7:35 PM, JBurns wrote:
> On Mon, 08 May 2017 07:27:16 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>> On Mon 08 May 2017 12:00:23a, JBurns told us...
>>
>>> On 7 May 2017 15:51:24 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2017-05-07, U.S Janet B > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> yeah, I've tried freezing cilantro when I have excess and it is
>>>>> a total flop. No taste or smell left.
>>>>
>>>> Try some organic cilantro.
>>>>
>>>> I started buying organic cuz I could taste the difference.
>>>> Regular cilantro and flat leaf parsely have become so flavorless
>>>> and tasteless, over the yrs, I don't even bother, anymore. They
>>>> put 'em right next to each other and it's no wonder, they taste
>>>> almost the same. I even started usng curly parsely (garnish), jes
>>>> to get some more parsely flavor.
>>>>
>>>> Then I discovered organic flat-leaf parsely. WOW! Parsely times
>>>> ten!! Organic cilantro is similar in flavor intensity. If I
>>>> can't find organic, I jes pass.
>>>>
>>>> If yer sprmkt doesn't carry any, try a health food store. Jes
>>>> taste it.
>>>>
>>>> nb
>>> I always use curly parsley simply because it does have a stronger
>>> parsley flavour. I was the kid that always ate the parsley garnish
>>> on my plate.
>>>
>>> JB
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I've always preferred curly parsley over flat leaf parsley for the
>> stronger flavor and crisper texture. Every time I've bought flat
>> leaf parsley it had very little flavor and was always limp or
>> wilted. It didn't matter what store stocked it.
>
> I always have parsley growing, the curly kind. There is no room in my
> garden for that flat stuff. We have mild enough winters (no snow and
> no frost) that herbs not only survive but grow, albeit slowly.
>
> OT about snow. In July I am taking my granddaughters (age 8 & 9) to
> visit my brother on the other side of the country (Canberra). He lives
> a couple of hours away from the Snowy Mountain ski fields so we are
> planning a couple of visits to the snow. Very exciting for two little
> girls that have never seen snow.
>
> JB
>
I've just lived through another Canadian winter with about a foot of
snow in the back yard. I would prefer the century temperatures of a
Perth summer any time!
Graham