On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 17:03:24 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 4:36:32 PM UTC-5, Thomas wrote:
>> On Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 5:29:38 PM UTC-4, wrote:
>> > On Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 3:06:05 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>> > >
>> > > On 2021-06-09 3:48 p.m., Thomas wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Have a load of garden fresh green oregano.
>> > > > How do i get rid of leaf stems? I can run the main stems by hand to get the oregano off but still have the smaller leaf stems.
>> > > > Looking to dehydrate. Maybe a way after dried?
>> > > >
>> > > Just hang it up and let it dry. Then put it in large plastic bag. I once
>> > > bought oregano like that in an Italian supermarket. I just had to give
>> > > the bag a little squeeze and a bunch of the dried leaves would crumble
>> > > and could be easily poured out of the bag.
>> > >
>> > I was watching a cooking show a few weeks ago and don't remember who was
>> > doing the cooking but she had a bunch of dried oregano tied together. She
>> > tapped it lightly a few times on some parchment paper then used the paper
>> > to dispense it into the pot of whatever it was she was cooking.
>> >
>> > Now I'm going to ponder all evening who was the cook and what was she
>> > cooking.
>> I have a thousand branches. I hand stripped half, rinsed really good and have the leaves on stock Scott paper to dry a bit. Last year I did the same with a smaller bunch, dried in oven at lowest then scrunched and picked out the stems. I am impatient this time. Thanks for the replies from both.
>>
>We grow it too, and use it fresh, but never attempt to dry it. It's not
>worth the trouble. Dried oregano is cheap, and probably better than
>if I attempted to dry my own. In past years I have cut fresh sprigs,
>and taken them to work to give away.
>
>--Bryan
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