Dried herbs

Pets such as rabbits and chinchillas eat hay. Hay briquettes can be bought at any pet store, but isn't it better to prepare the grass yourself? The quality of the product and its nutritional value will be much higher, provided that certain rules for mowing and drying the grass are followed.

Dried fern came to us from Korean cuisine, but it has taken root so well that those housewives who have tried it at least once certainly want to prepare bracken fern for future use.

In some countries, lavender fields occupy vast areas, and the collection of this fragrant plant is on stream. Essential oils, flavors are made from it, and even used in cooking.

Sage (salvia) is used for both medicinal and culinary purposes.The drying method you choose depends on what you need the sage for.

Many people consider chicory to be just a weed. But that's not true. All parts of this plant are considered beneficial: roots, greens and flowers. The benefits of chicory are determined by the substances included in its composition. This plant has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, sedative, antipyretic and vasodilating properties. If you care about your health and the health of your family, then you should stock up on this miraculous plant for the winter. You will learn how to properly dry chicory at home in this article.

Melissa has long been used by people in cooking, medicine, and perfumery. It has a pleasant lemon aroma and calms the nerves. To dry lemon balm for future use, you need to know some secrets.

Autumn always gives us a lot of natural material for implementing a wide variety of creative ideas. Leaves of various types and colors can become the basis for creating a herbarium, a panel with dried flowers or various paintings. To preserve the gifts of nature in their original form, you need to be able to properly dry leaves. If you follow all the subtleties of this process, they will not lose their bright colors and shape.

Aromatic oregano is used for healing and in cooking. But here this medicinal herb appears under the name “oregano”. Everyone already knows oregano, unlike motherwort, ladanka, macerdushka, oregano, zenovka, but they are all the same plant.

Thyme, also known as thyme, is a perennial shrub that is quite common in wooded areas. Another name for this plant is thyme. The leaves and flowers are widely used both in folk medicine and for culinary purposes. Dried raw materials can be bought at the pharmacy at any time of the year, but supplies made with your own hands at home will be much more beneficial. The main thing is to follow some rules for its preparation when drying thyme.

St. John's wort (Herba hyperici) is also called the “herb for 99 diseases.” This plant received this nickname due to its medicinal properties, which have a beneficial effect on the entire body. You can prepare St. John's wort yourself. To do this, you just need to know a few simple rules for collecting this plant and the intricacies of drying it at home.

Chamomile has unique healing properties. It can relieve inflammation, disinfect, heal wounds and relieve spasms. Chamomile is widely used in medicine, both traditional and folk.To preserve the maximum amount of useful substances, you need to properly collect the raw materials and dry them. We will talk about all the intricacies of this process in this article.

Stinging nettle grows almost everywhere: in vacant lots, along fences and roads. Most of us consider this plant a weed and avoid contact with it in every possible way, because nettle leaves sting painfully. But you shouldn’t neglect this very useful herb, as it is widely used for medicinal, culinary purposes, and also as a vitamin supplement for pets. We’ll talk about how to properly collect and dry nettles at home in this article.

Spicy herbs such as basil, dill or parsley are undoubtedly best prepared for the winter yourself. Greens can be frozen or dried for future use. Today we will talk about how to properly dry basil. This herb is truly unique in its composition and aromatic properties. Basil is even popularly called the king of herbs. To dry it without losing its aroma and taste, you need to know the intricacies of this process. So how do you dry basil?

What could be better than a cup of aromatic linden tea with honey on a cold winter evening..Linden tea is also very useful: it helps with colds, throat diseases, and improves digestion. Linden blossom can be bought at the pharmacy, but it is much nicer to prepare it yourself.

Dill takes one of the first places among the herbs used in cooking. Dill is used to flavor salads, first and second courses of meat, poultry and fish. How to preserve this spicy herb for the winter is the main topic of our conversation today. The best ways to store dill are to freeze and dry it. At the same time, dried herbs have the brightest aroma. We will talk about how to properly dry dill at home so that it does not lose its taste and beneficial properties in this article.

Parsley is an excellent herb that can be used to prepare a variety of meat, fish and poultry dishes. At the same time, not only fresh greens are popular, but also dried green mass and roots. To learn how to properly prepare dried parsley for the winter at home, read this article.

Pieces of cotton wool also perfectly absorb moisture, so you can use it to dry flowers. All the petals of the plant are carefully covered with small pieces of this material so that they are all separated.Next, hang the structure upside down in a dark place and wait for it to dry completely. The cotton wool is removed from a dry bud with tweezers, being careful not to damage the fragile petals. Drying this way takes a week.

Koporye tea, prepared from fireweed leaves (Ivan tea), can be made at home. This tea differs from its black or green counterpart in its unusual rich aroma, as well as a huge amount of useful substances. Cooking it yourself will save your family budget from additional expenses.

A lot has been written about ways to collect, process and dry fireweed (fireweed), both in special books and on the Internet. Here I will not talk about collecting raw materials for preparing the wonderful and aromatic Cyprus tea (this is another of the many names for fireweed), but I will share my method by which I process the collected green leaves of the plant and how I dry them for future use.

For canning vegetables, you can use not only freshly picked, but also dry leaves and rhizomes of horseradish. But it is very important to properly dry this vegetable. Using this homemade recipe, you can prepare not only horseradish leaves for future use, but also its root.