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What to do with a ton of mint?

Posted on 4/6/10 at 10:14 am
Posted by Melleaux Tiger
Pearland, TX
Member since Dec 2003
616 posts
Posted on 4/6/10 at 10:14 am
I just moved into a new house and one of the outdoor flower beds is full of mint. I don't use mint often, but I would like to take advantage of all of this fresh stuff. Any ideas? There is no way I will be able to use it all. Any ideas for ways of storing it or using it in something that I can store?
Posted by OC Tiger
Charlotte, NC
Member since Feb 2007
1512 posts
Posted on 4/6/10 at 10:16 am to
Sounds like a mint julep social to me!
Posted by Eddie Vedder
The South Plains
Member since Jan 2006
4438 posts
Posted on 4/6/10 at 10:18 am to
quote:

I just moved into a new house and one of the outdoor flower beds is full of mint. I don't use mint often, but I would like to take advantage of all of this fresh stuff


we have this same problem. house we moved into last summer has a flower bed full of mint. wife made a hot mint tea-like drink with it (steeping the mint in hot water, i think). I used it a few times in wet rubs for shrimp, chicken, etc. worked pretty well.

got to watch that stuff; spreads like crazy. stuff is all over my yard, mixed in with the grass. only upside is that i get a nice minty fresh jolt whenever cutting the lawn... ...very refreshing.
This post was edited on 4/6/10 at 10:19 am
Posted by offshoreangler
713, Texas
Member since Jun 2008
22391 posts
Posted on 4/6/10 at 10:45 am to
You and the guy who wants some tzatziki sauce a few threads down should meet.
Posted by el tigre
your heart
Member since Sep 2003
49712 posts
Posted on 4/6/10 at 11:27 am to
what you should is dig up 2/3 of it, keep the remaining in check b/c it takes over everything, and use the new free space for some basil, parsley, etc.
Posted by borabora
Member since Feb 2010
404 posts
Posted on 4/6/10 at 11:30 am to
MOJITO!!!!!!!
Posted by busbeepbeep
When will then be now?
Member since Jan 2004
18670 posts
Posted on 4/6/10 at 12:33 pm to
Make some Tabbouleh.
Posted by TigerSpy
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2006
9897 posts
Posted on 4/6/10 at 12:33 pm to
mint granitas
Posted by nikinik
Mid City
Member since Jan 2009
5733 posts
Posted on 4/6/10 at 1:27 pm to
+10000 Mojitos!

Fresh mint in the store is crazy expensive.
Posted by Count Chocula
Tier 5 and proud
Member since Feb 2009
63908 posts
Posted on 4/6/10 at 1:44 pm to
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ton of mint


Spread it around the food plot by your deer blind. Deer love it! Gives them minty frsh breath during the dating season!
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
113744 posts
Posted on 4/6/10 at 3:54 pm to
You will eventually need to kill most of it or it will take over your garden. It grows like kudzu.
Posted by NimbleCat
Member since Jan 2007
8840 posts
Posted on 4/6/10 at 8:41 pm to
Put your mint into a pot. Just remember to water it. Mint=Weed. It will overtake your garden.

Mint Jelly. Mint Juleps.
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