Good post from @agreekmatinee. Greeks use a lot of rosemary in cooking, and always have a bush growing outside the kitchen door in the country. I put sprigs inside whole fish, and in baking trays of potatoes.
From my garden I pluck rosemary leaves to add to my steaming hot tea. Now mid June, that is, our Winter, blooms grin, attract ants.
āAre rosemary blooms edible too?ā I wondered.
Daughter says, āYes you can eat rosemary blooms. You could crystallise and put in sugar for subtle flavouring. Also you could freeze in ice cubes to add to gin!ā
Son says, āYou could also make some kind of hair serum with the rosemary.ā
āIāll pass on the crystallised rosemary flowers due to sugar. However, in icecubes for gin sounds good. Should practice for travelling Scotland, ha ha haa!ā
āYouāll love some of the craft gin in the UK also the zero alcohol gin. Worth a try.ā
My 12 year old granddaughterās āhair serumā is super simple to make Son says. āShe simply took fresh rosemary and placed it in a saucepan of water (not too much water), broughtā¦
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We also grow Rosemary, next to Mint. Both are very good with Lamb, and grow well in the same container.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you ML for the repost. Yes, when I travelled Greece I enjoyed lots of Rosemary too.
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