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 From : Sharon Allsup                       1:109/361       Sun 21 Mar 93 11:49 
 To   : Cathy Harned                                                            
 Subj : Drying vs. freezing chives                                              
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 CH> When you harvest the chives, cut the older outer spikes/leaves/whatever
 CH> first, to w/in about 1/4" of the base of the plant, but really no
 CH> shorter than that, as it's a little hard on the plant.  I've found
 CH> that my impromptu "freeze drying" of chives seems to help them retain
 CH> a lot more color.  Make sure that the chives are dry.  Then just snip
 CH> the stalks into small sections.  Spread them on a cookie sheet and put
 CH> it, uncovered, in the freezer.   Won't take long for the chives to freeze
 CH> dry that way!  I usually just bottle them up afterwards in a small
 CH> freezer proof container & leave them there in the freezer.  They last
 CH> a long time that way.

        Exported to text file and saved....Thanks!

        How closely can chives be planted, realistically?  Have a circular
large pot that *might* hold a full season's supply for us, if they can be
seeded close together.... ;)

 CH> ...                         Think spring!

        Spring Equinox has arrived.  'bout time for the real thing now!
Went to a local park yesterday, and they still had 8" of snow on the ground
under the trees!  Leaf buds popping out all over, but you had to look close
to see them.


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