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On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:47:31 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

I dried the bay leaves themselves by putting them in a metal dish on top of
my woodburner - I now have enough for a year of soup flavouring ;-)

I never dry off bay leaves. I have a biggish standard bay and just
rip off a few fresh leaves as required. Drying does nothing for the
taste in my view.

Yes, but Christina doesn't have much option, as her own plant is not yet
large enough for harvesting. I don't know that there are any herbs which
are better dried, it's just a way of coping if you haven't got a fresh
source.
--
Kay