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?

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.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> 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.

We do too! Doesn't come much fresher than that!

Cheers
Cathy

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.
>

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> 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.
>
Me too. I grow a few varieties of mint. Much tastier that the
supermarket stuff.

"Von Fourche" > wrote in message
nk.net...
>
>
> Where can I find fresh mint on the stem for making tropical drinks like
> a Mojito?


Try your local supermercado.


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> "Von Fourche" > wrote in message
> nk.net...
>>
>>
>> Where can I find fresh mint on the stem for making tropical drinks
>> like
>> a Mojito?

Look in your garden!

That's where I find mine!

--
Alan

Reply to alan (dot) holmes27 (at) virgin (dot) net

In article et>, "Von
Fourche" > wrote:

> 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?

Where are you? I bought a bunch for mint jelly on Thursday at the local
farmers market. (It made great jelly). My potted mint plant looks
pitiful.
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 7/8/05 WeBeJammin'!

In article et>,
"Von Fourche" > wrote:

> 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?

Where do you live? Here in the Philadelphia area, fresh mint is sold at
most grocery stores in the produce section. Just go to your favorite
supermarket and ask for fresh mint if you can't find it on your own.

"Stan Horwitz" > wrote in message
...
> In article et>,
> "Von Fourche" > wrote:
>
> > 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?
>
> Where do you live? Here in the Philadelphia area, fresh mint is sold at
> most grocery stores in the produce section. Just go to your favorite
> supermarket and ask for fresh mint if you can't find it on your own.


I really haven't looked all that hard yet for fresh mint. My main focus
has been on finding orgeat syrup. I'll just start looking harder for the
fresh mint the next time I hit a grocery store.

Von Fourche wrote:
>
> 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?

Any Vietnamese grocery will have fresh mint in many varieties. Also most
Middle Eastern shops.

Von Fourche wrote:
> 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?

I see this thread took an immediate detour and didn't get back to your
query.
Look in larger grocery stores (Safeway, Albertson's) or independent
upscale groceries for fresh mint. If they don't carry it, are you in
an area with green grocers (aka: vegetable stores)? The same stores
that carry fresh basil, thyme etc will either carry or have access to
mint. Ask them if you don't see it.

HTH

Carole Beard wrote:
> I cannot believe that AEM (who ever that is) did not tell you exactly
> how to get the mint. I could send you about a bushel. but I will not
> get involved. because if I did, who ever aem is would say I did not know
> anything about mint.
>


PLEASE! PLEASE! turn off your HTML and cut the graphics. Most of us
can't read it and it just takes up bandwidth and download time. It's a
really fast way to get into someones killfile.

Sandi

Carole Beard wrote:
> I cannot believe that AEM (who ever that is) did not tell you exactly
> how to get the mint. I could send you about a bushel. but I will not
> get involved. because if I did, who ever aem is would say I did not know
> anything about mint.
>


PLEASE! PLEASE! turn off your HTML and cut the graphics. Most of us
can't read it and it just takes up bandwidth and download time. It's a
really fast way to get into someones killfile.

Sandi

Von Fourche wrote:
> 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?

WARNING!!! Be verrrrry careful planting mint. Mint plants are
extremely invasive, once they take hold, short of agent orange, it's
near impossible to contain its rampant progress in taking over your
garden totally and completely. I strongly recommend you plant your
mint in containers... some people place a large section of clay chimney
flue pipe into the ground, about 18" depth to ensure containing the
roots, and plant in that. Within a few short weeks after planting you
will have no shortage of mint. I have various types of mint growing
wild in some areas alongside the streams on my property; I mow it,
smells great.

Sheldon