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| Busy Processing the Last of the Basil! | 
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| The Sweet Basil is Turning Black Already! | 
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| Three of My Favorite Books on Basil and Pesto! | 
We are starting to have 40's in our overnight temperatures here in the 'Burgh.  Basil is not a fan of those temperatures.  As you can see by the middle photo, it is already turning black.  So we cut the sweet basil and I made my 
pesto recipe which I just shared in my latest post for Mother Earth Living.  I also made an additional quart jar of Phyl's Lemon Herb Vinegar.  Here is a link for that blog post called 
Preserving Basil:  3 Inspiring Ideas where you can find both the pesto and vinegar recipe and a link for Renee Shepherd's Scented Basil jelly recipe that I have used by years.  In my last photo, I'm giving you some of my favorite basil books, 
Basil, an Herb Lover's Guide by Thomas DeBaggio & Susan Belsinger, 
The Basil Book by Marilyn Hampstead and 
Very Pesto by Dorothy Rankin.  You can find any of the three on 
BookFinder.com and at reasonable prices.  I also set up a batch of jelly and I'll leave you with a tease.  Will share the recipe next time we are together.
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| One of My Favorite Ways to Use Herbal Jelly! | 
Hope you have a great weekend.  I'll be busy making herbal stuff!  Talk to you later.
 
2 comments:
I always feel sad when I am using the last of the basil! It means summer is definitely over.
Well, Tracey, I have mixed feelings this year and maybe I'll talk about that in my next post. Thanks for stopping by as always. xo
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