Have you used this before? I bought some dried but wasn't sure how much to
put in. I keep reading all these cautions about it. It smells like
gasoline! You'll either love it or hate it! Use sparingly and towards the
end of cooking or it can turn bitter.

Well... It didn't smell like gasoline. Not even remotely so. Actually
smelled perhaps a little like parsley. I tasted it straight from the jar.
Tasted fine. Added a pinch to my pinto bean stew. Tasted. Fine. Added
another pinch. Still fine. Then added the purple Cherokee heirloom
tomatoes from Sur La Table and am letting it cook down a little more. It's
a little more liquidy than I want. I made quite a large batch. Plan to
freeze about half of it then use it later, mixed with some brown rice.

So what's your experience with this herb? Me? I love it!

On Thursday, May 2, 2013 2:24:58 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> Have you used this before? I bought some dried but wasn't sure how much to
>
> put in. I keep reading all these cautions about it. It smells like
>
> gasoline! You'll either love it or hate it! Use sparingly and towards the
>
> end of cooking or it can turn bitter.
>
>
>
> Well... It didn't smell like gasoline. Not even remotely so. Actually
>
> smelled perhaps a little like parsley. I tasted it straight from the jar.
>
> Tasted fine. Added a pinch to my pinto bean stew. Tasted. Fine. Added
>
> another pinch. Still fine. Then added the purple Cherokee heirloom
>
> tomatoes from Sur La Table and am letting it cook down a little more. It's
>
> a little more liquidy than I want. I made quite a large batch. Plan to
>
> freeze about half of it then use it later, mixed with some brown rice.
>
>
>
> So what's your experience with this herb? Me? I love it!

It has natural WORM KILLING properties as well. That should make you happy
to know.

In article >,
Roy > wrote:

> On Thursday, May 2, 2013 2:24:58 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> > Have you used this before? I bought some dried but wasn't sure how much to
> >
> > put in. I keep reading all these cautions about it. It smells like
> >
> > gasoline! You'll either love it or hate it! Use sparingly and towards the
> >
> > end of cooking or it can turn bitter.
> >
> >
> >
> > Well... It didn't smell like gasoline. Not even remotely so. Actually
> >
> > smelled perhaps a little like parsley. I tasted it straight from the jar.
> >
> > Tasted fine. Added a pinch to my pinto bean stew. Tasted. Fine. Added
> >
> > another pinch. Still fine. Then added the purple Cherokee heirloom
> >
> > tomatoes from Sur La Table and am letting it cook down a little more. It's
> >
> > a little more liquidy than I want. I made quite a large batch. Plan to
> >
> > freeze about half of it then use it later, mixed with some brown rice.
> >
> >
> >
> > So what's your experience with this herb? Me? I love it!
>
> It has natural WORM KILLING properties as well. That should make you happy
> to know.

<drum roll> "but I don't have a garden"

"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, May 2, 2013 2:24:58 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>> Have you used this before? I bought some dried but wasn't sure how much
>> to
>>
>> put in. I keep reading all these cautions about it. It smells like
>>
>> gasoline! You'll either love it or hate it! Use sparingly and towards
>> the
>>
>> end of cooking or it can turn bitter.
>>
>>
>>
>> Well... It didn't smell like gasoline. Not even remotely so. Actually
>>
>> smelled perhaps a little like parsley. I tasted it straight from the
>> jar.
>>
>> Tasted fine. Added a pinch to my pinto bean stew. Tasted. Fine. Added
>>
>> another pinch. Still fine. Then added the purple Cherokee heirloom
>>
>> tomatoes from Sur La Table and am letting it cook down a little more.
>> It's
>>
>> a little more liquidy than I want. I made quite a large batch. Plan to
>>
>> freeze about half of it then use it later, mixed with some brown rice.
>>
>>
>>
>> So what's your experience with this herb? Me? I love it!
>
> It has natural WORM KILLING properties as well. That should make you happy
> to know.
>

"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, May 2, 2013 2:24:58 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>> Have you used this before? I bought some dried but wasn't sure how much
>> to
>>
>> put in. I keep reading all these cautions about it. It smells like
>>
>> gasoline! You'll either love it or hate it! Use sparingly and towards
>> the
>>
>> end of cooking or it can turn bitter.
>>
>>
>>
>> Well... It didn't smell like gasoline. Not even remotely so. Actually
>>
>> smelled perhaps a little like parsley. I tasted it straight from the
>> jar.
>>
>> Tasted fine. Added a pinch to my pinto bean stew. Tasted. Fine. Added
>>
>> another pinch. Still fine. Then added the purple Cherokee heirloom
>>
>> tomatoes from Sur La Table and am letting it cook down a little more.
>> It's
>>
>> a little more liquidy than I want. I made quite a large batch. Plan to
>>
>> freeze about half of it then use it later, mixed with some brown rice.
>>
>>
>>
>> So what's your experience with this herb? Me? I love it!
>
> It has natural WORM KILLING properties as well. That should make you happy
> to know.

Yes. I did read that. Thankfully I'm not a worm.

In article >,
"Julie Bove" > wrote:

> Have you used this before? I bought some dried but wasn't sure how much to
> put in. I keep reading all these cautions about it. It smells like
> gasoline! You'll either love it or hate it! Use sparingly and towards the
> end of cooking or it can turn bitter.
>
> Well... It didn't smell like gasoline. Not even remotely so. Actually
> smelled perhaps a little like parsley. I tasted it straight from the jar.
> Tasted fine. Added a pinch to my pinto bean stew. Tasted. Fine. Added
> another pinch. Still fine. Then added the purple Cherokee heirloom
> tomatoes from Sur La Table and am letting it cook down a little more. It's
> a little more liquidy than I want. I made quite a large batch. Plan to
> freeze about half of it then use it later, mixed with some brown rice.
>
> So what's your experience with this herb? Me? I love it!

The Yakima Fruit Stand has epazote plants for sale. I may have to pick
up one or two, along with some basil this week. They also have tomatillo
plants. I am sorely tempted, but the upper deck at Casa Sammamish could
get crowded.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

Cindy Fuller wrote:
> In article >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>> Have you used this before? I bought some dried but wasn't sure how
>> much to put in. I keep reading all these cautions about it. It
>> smells like gasoline! You'll either love it or hate it! Use
>> sparingly and towards the end of cooking or it can turn bitter.
>>
>> Well... It didn't smell like gasoline. Not even remotely so.
>> Actually smelled perhaps a little like parsley. I tasted it
>> straight from the jar. Tasted fine. Added a pinch to my pinto bean
>> stew. Tasted. Fine. Added another pinch. Still fine. Then added
>> the purple Cherokee heirloom tomatoes from Sur La Table and am
>> letting it cook down a little more. It's a little more liquidy than
>> I want. I made quite a large batch. Plan to freeze about half of
>> it then use it later, mixed with some brown rice.
>>
>> So what's your experience with this herb? Me? I love it!
>
> The Yakima Fruit Stand has epazote plants for sale. I may have to pick
> up one or two, along with some basil this week. They also have
> tomatillo plants. I am sorely tempted, but the upper deck at Casa
> Sammamish could get crowded.

Wow! I've never seen a plant!

On May 2, 1:24*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> Have you used this before? *I bought some dried but wasn't sure how much to
> put in. *I keep reading all these cautions about it. *It smells like
> gasoline! *You'll either love it or hate it! *Use sparingly and towards the
> end of cooking or it can turn bitter.
>

> So what's your experience with this herb? *Me? *I love it!

Isn't it supposed to make you less gassy?

spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On May 2, 1:24 am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> Have you used this before? I bought some dried but wasn't sure how
>> much to put in. I keep reading all these cautions about it. It
>> smells like gasoline! You'll either love it or hate it! Use
>> sparingly and towards the end of cooking or it can turn bitter.
>>
>
>> So what's your experience with this herb? Me? I love it!
>
> Isn't it supposed to make you less gassy

That's the claim.