On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 07:08:32 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 7:00:18 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 03:44:06 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 10:43:59 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> >> On Tue, 08 Aug 2017 22:22:21 -0400, Doris Night
>> >> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >>On Mon, 07 Aug 2017 18:58:26 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>> >> >>wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>>On Mon, 7 Aug 2017 16:03:25 -0700 (PDT), "
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>>I can honestly say that I've never eaten pesto. I've seen it
>> >> >>>>on TV at least a thousand times but have never consumed it.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>It's not a part of my culinary background either. I grow basil for
>> >> >>>cooking, love the scent and hear about pesto so I make it every once
>> >> >>>in awhile. If you like basil I don't think you would find it
>> >> >>>offensive.
>> >> >>>Give it whirl sometime.
>> >> >>>Janet US
>> >> >
>> >> >Speaking of pesto, I'd never had it before, but always wanted to make
>> >> >some. So I picked half the leaves off my basil plant, plus a bunch of
>> >> >parsley, and whizzed it up with walnuts, parmesan, garlic, lemon
>> >> >juice, and olive oil.
>> >> >
>> >> >We had it tonight on store-bought fresh linguini, and it was amazing.
>> >>
>> >> And it wasn't pesto, but each to their own!
>> >
>> >It might not have been Pesto Genovese, but it certainly was pesto.
>>
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesto>
>
><https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesto#Variations>

I don't know who said that, but it certainly was pesto.
Basil is such a rewarding plant to grow. Just touching it rewards you
with a wonderful perfume. Adding it to a dish adds that little
something. And pesto itself is special. I'll do some more pesto to
freeze for winter.
Janet US