How to Make Dried Herbs

Written by Angela, Guest Writer

Drying herbs is one of the easiest things ever!  I’ve seen it done several ways including brown paper bags, ovens and even microwaves.  I don’t use any of these methods.

Here’s my preferred method:
Pick your herbs in the morning when they contain more oils…especially if you’re planning to make essential oils from them…which is altogether a different method entirely. 

Know your herbs.  Some herbs, such as spearmint should be dried before they flower.  Don’t use any herbs that are past their peek because they won’t be as tasty or potent. 

One day I couldn’t find any string but I did have a few of these little hair bands on hand, so I decided to give them a try.  They were super easy to use and they shrunk along with the herbs I was drying.  They worked so well, I buy them especially for my herbs now!.  They will eventually dry up and fall apart, but not before we have a chance to store them away the we want them.

Don’t tie too many together in one bunch and the air will not be able to circulate around them all and they won’t all dry evenly.   Several smaller bunches of drying herbs are much better than one large one.

Hang your herbs in a warm dry place to dry.  To much humidity or cold air won’t help your herbs dry as successfully.  I just hang mine around in the kitchen for a few days.  I hang them is very small bunches so it doesn’t take as long.  For bigger bunches I hang them in my basement or the garage depending on the weather. 

Do you make your own dried herbs?

Angela was raised a Military Brat. She is married to a pastor and mother to 4 children and 2 in heaven. Understanding how hard life can be and desiring to love other ladies, Angela took on blogging.

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