How to preserve spearmint

#simplelivinghowto #foodpreservaton Mint is an incredibly prolific, even invasive, herb in the garden. Left unattended it will take over but when properly managed and thinned it can be a wonderful bounty.

Drying fresh mint leaves for tea is very easy. If you have a mint patch, or even just a few mint plants in pots, you can harvest, dry, and use your mint in tea. Learn how to dry mint leaves for tea, and enjoy the wonderful mint flavour from this home grown herb.

Knowing how to harvest mint ensures you'll have a continuous supply. We explain the right way to harvest and store mint for later use!

Mint is an easy to grow herb that cools and relieves pain. It can help ease stomachache, indigestion, headache, nausea and sore muscles. If you've ever grown mint in your garden, you're probably well aware of just how rapidly it spreads! Today, I'm sharing ten ways that you can use up an abundance of mint to make things that are both fun and practical.

How do you cut and dry your own mint leaves to make mint tea at home? Here’s how I do it with my backyard spearmint.

Learn how to make a mint extract with fresh peppermint and your favorite clear liquor. Homemade extracts are perfect for holiday gifts and cost less than store-bought extracts! It's also a good way to use up the summer harvest of mint leaves.

Making your own mint extract is a lot easier than you think and the results are far better than anything you can get from the store.

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Mint is one of the easiest plants to grow! Today I'm sharing 14 things to make using fresh mint so you can make the most of your harvest.