Guest guest Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 May i add your email to my address book, am James Heater disable Vetnam vet i lives in Dalhart, Texas Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly wrote: Hi, Most classic pesto recipes actually use Genovese basil. I grow it and the normal sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum). I like them both. They're similar in flavor, I think. Genovese might make a slightly tastier pesto. See this page for a discussion: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/herbs/msg07033302740.html Lemon basil has a lemony flavor. The strength of flavor can vary depending upon plant, soil, and other conditions. Cinammon basil - slightly cinammon taste. Holy or Sacred basil has a more intense flavor. See a whole list of cultivars here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_basil_cultivars A few other web pages about basil: http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Ocim_bas.html http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1999/v4-499.html Gary --- Chico Juarez <chico_trucker wrote: > What is the difference between the various basil's? > Is there one that isn't as strong as the others? I > want a weasker one for a pesto recipe. > Thanks gang, > Chico http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com http://www.care2.com http://heatereffulge.zzn.com. Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join 's user panel and lay it on us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 I'm confused. Are you asking me or the group? I also am a little unclear why you would ask if you could add me/us to your address book. Gary --- James Heater <jamesheater wrote: > May i add your email to my address book, am James > Heater disable Vetnam vet i lives in Dalhart, Texas > > Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly wrote: > Hi, > > Most classic pesto recipes actually use Genovese > basil. I grow it and the normal sweet basil > (Ocimum basilicum). I like them both. They're > similar in flavor, I think. Genovese might > make a slightly tastier pesto. See this page > for a discussion: > http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/herbs/msg07033302740.html > > Lemon basil has a lemony flavor. The strength > of flavor can vary depending upon plant, soil, > and other conditions. Cinammon basil - slightly > cinammon taste. Holy or Sacred basil has a more > intense flavor. See a whole list of cultivars > here: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_basil_cultivars > > A few other web pages about basil: > http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Ocim_bas.html > http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1999/v4-499.html > > Gary > --- Chico Juarez <chico_trucker wrote: > > > What is the difference between the various > basil's? > > Is there one that isn't as strong as the others? I > > want a weasker one for a pesto recipe. > > Thanks gang, > > Chico http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com > http://www.care2.com > http://heatereffulge.zzn.com. > > > > Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. > Join 's user panel and lay it on us. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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