It's what's for dinner tonight -- fresh from the garden. Also from the
garden will be sides of sour cream cucumbers and herb roasted potatoes.
http://janetbostwick349.fotopic.net

Janet

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"Janet Bostwick" > wrote:

> It's what's for dinner tonight -- fresh from the garden. Also from the
> garden will be sides of sour cream cucumbers and herb roasted potatoes.
> http://janetbostwick349.fotopic.net

What a delight to have followed your link. Thanks.

leo

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> It's what's for dinner tonight -- fresh from the garden. Also from the
> garden will be sides of sour cream cucumbers and herb roasted potatoes.
> http://janetbostwick349.fotopic.net
>
> Janet
>
>

Nice!! what breed is your dog? My son has a Catahoula Leopard Hound that
looks very like yours....Sharon

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"Janet Bostwick" > wrote:

> It's what's for dinner tonight -- fresh from the garden. Also from the
> garden will be sides of sour cream cucumbers and herb roasted potatoes.
> http://janetbostwick349.fotopic.net
>
> Janet

How do you do your sour cream, cucumbers, Janet? I like them that way,
too, but don't make them‹Rob prefers a vinegar & sugar marinade.

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> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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>> It's what's for dinner tonight -- fresh from the garden. Also from the
>> garden will be sides of sour cream cucumbers and herb roasted potatoes.
>> http://janetbostwick349.fotopic.net
>>
>> Janet
>>
>>
>
> Nice!! what breed is your dog? My son has a Catahoula Leopard Hound
> that looks very like yours....Sharon
Thanks. He's a German Shorthaired Pointer.
Janet

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> In article > ,
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
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>> It's what's for dinner tonight -- fresh from the garden. Also from the
>> garden will be sides of sour cream cucumbers and herb roasted potatoes.
>> http://janetbostwick349.fotopic.net
>>
>> Janet
>
> How do you do your sour cream, cucumbers, Janet? I like them that way,
> too, but don't make them >
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Pretty much the way you described that you make your cucumbers, except that
I add sour cream at the end. It's the way my mother did it. I slice the
cucumbers, sprinkle with salt and put them in the fridge for a while.
(doesn't matter, one hour or a couple or three). This draws the water from
the cukes. When I take them from the fridge, I wring them in my hands. I
suppose you could just drain them, but the wringing them is what Mother did
and I like the texture. Add a bit of vinegar, sugar, pepper and check for
salt. Add chopped green onions. Add sour cream. (a couple of counties
away from where I grew up, there was more of a Danish influence. Their sour
cream cucumbers were sliced cukes, sour cream, dill, s&p)
Janet

"Leonard Blaisdell" > wrote in message
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> In article > ,
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
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>> It's what's for dinner tonight -- fresh from the garden. Also from the
>> garden will be sides of sour cream cucumbers and herb roasted potatoes.
>> http://janetbostwick349.fotopic.net
>
> What a delight to have followed your link. Thanks.
>
> leo
Thank you for looking
Janet

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"Janet Bostwick" > wrote:

> It's what's for dinner tonight -- fresh from the garden. Also from the
> garden will be sides of sour cream cucumbers and herb roasted potatoes.
> http://janetbostwick349.fotopic.net
>
> Janet

Oh I'm so jealous! :-)
I've grown Lettuce Leaf Basil in the past and adore the stuff.
Our local nursery has not carried it since. :-(

I've had dismal luck in sprouting basil seeds. The bugs keep eating the
seedlings. <sigh>
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article > ,
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
>
>> It's what's for dinner tonight -- fresh from the garden. Also from the
>> garden will be sides of sour cream cucumbers and herb roasted potatoes.
>> http://janetbostwick349.fotopic.net
>>
>> Janet
>
> Oh I'm so jealous! :-)
> I've grown Lettuce Leaf Basil in the past and adore the stuff.
> Our local nursery has not carried it since. :-(
>
> I've had dismal luck in sprouting basil seeds. The bugs keep eating the
> seedlings. <sigh>
> --
> Peace! Om
>
I've had the best luck with heavily scattering the seeds on the surface and
sprinkling a smidge of soil over. This works best if I do it earlier than I
should or especially much later. If I plant the plants or seeds at the
proper time, the leaves are chewed to nothingness over night. It's too bad
lettuce leaf seed isn't as cheap or available as other varieties. For
regular basil, I buy up end of season seed -- I am not particular, only that
it be cheap. In late spring, I pour a bunch into my hand and toss it out as
though I were sanding an icy sidewalk. Bingo! Lots of basil by mid-July
for eating. Lots and lots of basil by middle/end of August for sharing and
putting away by freezing. Certainly the seed is planted too closely, but
the small plants seem to protect each other from temperature extremes and
shelter the soil from moisture loss. Don't know exactly, but it works for
me.
Janet

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:17:06 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
> wrote:

>
>"Omelet" > wrote in message
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>> In article > ,
>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
>>
>>> It's what's for dinner tonight -- fresh from the garden. Also from the
>>> garden will be sides of sour cream cucumbers and herb roasted potatoes.
>>> http://janetbostwick349.fotopic.net
>>>
>>> Janet
>>
>> Oh I'm so jealous! :-)
>> I've grown Lettuce Leaf Basil in the past and adore the stuff.
>> Our local nursery has not carried it since. :-(
>>
>> I've had dismal luck in sprouting basil seeds. The bugs keep eating the
>> seedlings. <sigh>
>> --
>> Peace! Om
>>
>I've had the best luck with heavily scattering the seeds on the surface and
>sprinkling a smidge of soil over. This works best if I do it earlier than I
>should or especially much later. If I plant the plants or seeds at the
>proper time, the leaves are chewed to nothingness over night. It's too bad
>lettuce leaf seed isn't as cheap or available as other varieties. For
>regular basil, I buy up end of season seed -- I am not particular, only that
>it be cheap. In late spring, I pour a bunch into my hand and toss it out as
>though I were sanding an icy sidewalk. Bingo! Lots of basil by mid-July
>for eating. Lots and lots of basil by middle/end of August for sharing and
>putting away by freezing. Certainly the seed is planted too closely, but
>the small plants seem to protect each other from temperature extremes and
>shelter the soil from moisture loss. Don't know exactly, but it works for
>me.
>Janet
>


Lettuce leaf Basil is not listed as a hybrid so you should be able to
save some seeds for the next year. I have also found that the seed
last several years.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
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"The Cook" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:17:06 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Omelet" > wrote in message
>>news
>>> In article > ,
>>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's what's for dinner tonight -- fresh from the garden. Also from the
>>>> garden will be sides of sour cream cucumbers and herb roasted
>>>> potatoes.
>>>> http://janetbostwick349.fotopic.net
>>>>
>>>> Janet
>>>
>>> Oh I'm so jealous! :-)
>>> I've grown Lettuce Leaf Basil in the past and adore the stuff.
>>> Our local nursery has not carried it since. :-(
>>>
>>> I've had dismal luck in sprouting basil seeds. The bugs keep eating the
>>> seedlings. <sigh>
>>> --
>>> Peace! Om
>>>
>>I've had the best luck with heavily scattering the seeds on the surface
>>and
>>sprinkling a smidge of soil over. This works best if I do it earlier than
>>I
>>should or especially much later. If I plant the plants or seeds at the
>>proper time, the leaves are chewed to nothingness over night. It's too
>>bad
>>lettuce leaf seed isn't as cheap or available as other varieties. For
>>regular basil, I buy up end of season seed -- I am not particular, only
>>that
>>it be cheap. In late spring, I pour a bunch into my hand and toss it out
>>as
>>though I were sanding an icy sidewalk. Bingo! Lots of basil by mid-July
>>for eating. Lots and lots of basil by middle/end of August for sharing
>>and
>>putting away by freezing. Certainly the seed is planted too closely, but
>>the small plants seem to protect each other from temperature extremes and
>>shelter the soil from moisture loss. Don't know exactly, but it works for
>>me.
>>Janet
>>
>
>
> Lettuce leaf Basil is not listed as a hybrid so you should be able to
> save some seeds for the next year. I have also found that the seed
> last several years.
> --
> Susan N.
>
Now that's a cool piece of information!!! Thanks a lot. How do you go
about collecting the seed? Without dispersing it everywhere? Do you bag
the blooms? What?
Janet

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:46:49 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
> wrote:

>
>"The Cook" > wrote in message

>>
>>
>> Lettuce leaf Basil is not listed as a hybrid so you should be able to
>> save some seeds for the next year. I have also found that the seed
>> last several years.
>> --
>> Susan N.
>>
>Now that's a cool piece of information!!! Thanks a lot. How do you go
>about collecting the seed? Without dispersing it everywhere? Do you bag
>the blooms? What?
>Janet
>

I wait until the basil seed heads get dry, then just shake them into a
ziplock.

Boron

"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:46:49 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"The Cook" > wrote in message
>
>>>
>>>
>>> Lettuce leaf Basil is not listed as a hybrid so you should be able to
>>> save some seeds for the next year. I have also found that the seed
>>> last several years.
>>> --
>>> Susan N.
>>>
>>Now that's a cool piece of information!!! Thanks a lot. How do you go
>>about collecting the seed? Without dispersing it everywhere? Do you bag
>>the blooms? What?
>>Janet
>>
>
> I wait until the basil seed heads get dry, then just shake them into a
> ziplock.
>
> Boron

O.k., that's what I've always done. Last year I lost most all of my
foxglove seed because the head was too ripe. I was afraid that the tiny
basil seeds would waft away with the merest touch.
Janet

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> > In article > ,
> > "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
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> >> It's what's for dinner tonight -- fresh from the garden. Also from the
> >> garden will be sides of sour cream cucumbers and herb roasted potatoes.
> >> http://janetbostwick349.fotopic.net
> >>
> >> Janet
> >
> > Oh I'm so jealous! :-)
> > I've grown Lettuce Leaf Basil in the past and adore the stuff.
> > Our local nursery has not carried it since. :-(
> >
> > I've had dismal luck in sprouting basil seeds. The bugs keep eating the
> > seedlings. <sigh>
> > --
> > Peace! Om
> >
> I've had the best luck with heavily scattering the seeds on the surface and
> sprinkling a smidge of soil over. This works best if I do it earlier than I
> should or especially much later. If I plant the plants or seeds at the
> proper time, the leaves are chewed to nothingness over night. It's too bad
> lettuce leaf seed isn't as cheap or available as other varieties. For
> regular basil, I buy up end of season seed -- I am not particular, only that
> it be cheap. In late spring, I pour a bunch into my hand and toss it out as
> though I were sanding an icy sidewalk. Bingo! Lots of basil by mid-July
> for eating. Lots and lots of basil by middle/end of August for sharing and
> putting away by freezing. Certainly the seed is planted too closely, but
> the small plants seem to protect each other from temperature extremes and
> shelter the soil from moisture loss. Don't know exactly, but it works for
> me.
> Janet

Thanks. :-)

I'd really love to get lettuce Basil going that way! That stuff is
amazing. You can use it to make a real treat. Stuffed Basil leaves!

I love fresh Basil almost as much as I love Shrimp.
--
Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
--Steve Rothstein


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