I have a small herb garden, last week I planted mint I guess the lamb recipe inspired me. Mint is very refreshing and can be used in many summer recipes, you can easily plant mint in a container if you don't have a garden, I must warn you that it grows prolific and tends to invade other plants.
In earlier centuries it became very popular to send bouquets or posies of flowers with hidden messages of love and friendship, for example a posy of thyme, mint and sorrel would convey affection. Mint is a versatile herb from mint sauce, mint foot baths, mint cleanser to the popular American South Mint Julep. The drink became so popular in America in the mid-nineteenth century that temperance campaigners in the state of Virginia demanded that all mint beds be destroyed!!
MINT JULEP
For each serving;
3 sprigs of fresh mint
1/2 tsp castor sugar
15ml (1 tbs) soda water
Crushed ice cubes
1 measure of bourbon
Sprig of mint, to decorate
1, Crush the mint in a tumbler with the sugar and rub it around the inside of the glass.
2. Discard the mint.
3. Add the soda wsater and stir until the sugar dissolves.
4. Add the crushed ice and pour over the bourbon, DO NOT STIR.
5. Decorate with sprig of mint
No comments:
Post a Comment