Drying herbs

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Re: Drying herbs
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Also you can dry herbs by slow cook them in the oven. Its have to be 100°-200° slowly cooked for like a hour, but check on them every 15 minutes. Make sure the herbs are seprately with aluminum foil to keep them from sticking together.
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Re: Drying herbs
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I don't recommend using the oven. Hang them in a well ventilated, preferably dark and dry place. You want to avoid bright light, strong smells, and humidity.
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Re: Drying herbs
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Oh also if you put them in bunches, then punch some holes in a paper bag and hang them upside down and slide the paper bag over them that works great. It catches any leaves that fall of in the drying process and helps to keep out light.
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Re: Drying herbs
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Also there are really neat and easy ways to build your own drying racks on Pintrest
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Re: Drying herbs
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Post # 9
I tie the strands of the herbs together with dental floss and then hang them upside down in a cool, dry place to dry out.
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Re: Drying herbs
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i dry most of mine my hanging them in my room. it makes it smell awesome and i like how it makes my alter feel being in the same room with them. i need to try pressing them now thats a great idea
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Re: Drying herbs
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Post # 11
Depends, for flowers and petals and such I dry them out in the sun on top of a paper bag. For stuff like rosemary and other "dry" herbs I leave them out in a well ventilated area. I don't dry stuff like mint or root. I put them in a jar filled with a solution of three-parts water, one part honey and shake the jar once a day.
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Re: Drying herbs
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Post # 12

Some good information here about drying herbs.

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Re: Drying herbs
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Post # 13
Does anyone have any tips for pressing herbs?
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Re: Drying herbs
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Post # 14

I dry them out on a hot summer day. Just wrap string and leave them out to dry. Then hang them up. Seems to work for me.

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