re: Basil and Cilantro

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One another note, we've found the best way if not using fresh is to let it naturally dry out, strip the leaves off the stalks

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At summers end, I'll pull my sweet basil plants, clip off the root end and hang them upside down in my shop to dry out. Like you, I strip off the leaves and just crush them in my hand so they break up in larger pieces than pulverizing them in a blender or processor.

One year I did a bunch in my dehydrator, but that took far too long for such small returns and decided to just let them dry naturally. Hang them and forget about them till dry.