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Heddi

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7. I make the pesto and then freeze it in sandwich bags.

Reply to packman (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 07:57 PM

Jun 2015

we break off chunks and re-heat in the microwave. Add a small bit of water. Comes out just as green and nearly as good as the fresh stuff....fresh is always in the fridge during the summer, but pretty rare in the winter time. This year we have 2 basil plants which have been harvested for pesto twice...will clip again this weekend. A few years ago we had about 8 basil plants and we had frozen pesto for *YEARS*

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Fresh basil, or dried? [View all] AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 OP

Fresh, cultivated with tender loving care BainsBane Jun 2015 #1

It depends on what you are cooking. Curmudgeoness Jun 2015 #2

I agree completely edhopper Jun 2015 #4

Of course, nothing beats the smell and aroma of fresh basil leaves packman Jun 2015 #3

For left over pesto edhopper Jun 2015 #5

I make the pesto and then freeze it in sandwich bags. Heddi Jun 2015 #7

Dried basil is anathema. Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #6

Depends AlbertCat Jun 2015 #8