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Old 29-05-2006, 05:08 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Nick Maclaren
 
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Default Lemon balm - uses in the kitchen?


In article .com,
"Cat(h)" writes:
| This question is on the verge of OT - but here it goes anyway...

Not at all!

| However, I don't know what to do with my lemon balm. I know it has
| medicinal properties, and is recommended in teas to soothe the stomach,
| but I have no idea what to do with it in the kitchen - which is my main
| motivation for growing herbs.

You can use it to scent puddings, cakes etc., but it isn't the world's
most useful culinary herb, in my experience.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.