Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Sat 23 Jul 2005 10:48:03p, Dog3 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>
>>Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
:
>>
>>
>>>On Sat 23 Jul 2005 10:09:15p, Von Fourche wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Where can I find fresh mint on the stem for making tropical
>>>> drinks like
>>>>a Mojito?
>>>>
>>>> I already visited a garden nursery store and bought myself a
>>>> spearmint
>>>>plant. I was hoping I could find some place that sold mint leaves in
>>>>small bundles for drinks.
>>>>
>>>> I looked in a couple of grocery stores and could not find it. Am
>>>> I
>>>>forced to using the mint I grow?
>>>
>>>Frankly, I'd prefer using the mint I grew myself. Most better
>>>supermarkets in my area carry fresh mint in small plastic boxes in the
>>>produce section. Try a more upscale market or specialty food store.
>>>
>>
>>Anyone needing fresh mint is welcome to come over here and take all they
>>want. Previous owners planted it as ground cover and I can't get rid of
>>the sh*t.
>>
>>Michael
>>
>
>
> You clearly need to make more mint juleps! My grandfather would make so
> many during the summer, that they had to wait for more mint to grow. :-)
>
Made fresh mint ice cream one time. It was pretty horrible stuff.
Unfortunately, it was desert for company. I'm still reminded of it from
time to time. I planted a few mints this year. DH offered to mow them
down L(