Guest guest Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Psychic.....LOL I don't know, I might be at times. Now the lavender is very useful in recipes. You can crush up some buds and add to your favorite applesauce, put it back in the fridge until the next day and it will have such an elegant flavor. I have no other way to describe lavender. Take a bud and place in the tea ball with a light herbal tea. You can also make lemon lavender tea. Just make tea with lavender and squeeze fresh lemon into it. I use it in cookies, etc. The cardamom, use it along with any recipe you would put cinnamon into. Cut the cinnamon down and replace with cardamom. It's a very unusual spice. The Indians use it in Chai tea and many of their non-dessert recipes. Enjoy as I know you will. Donna genny_y2k <genny_y2k wrote: Donna, Are you a psysic mind reader or what? Yesterday in the mail a dear friend sent to me a package of Lavender buds because she knows that I use and love Lavender oil. I said " Oh my gosh how wonderful now what do I do with these? " I need one of those stone mortars and pestles from the Mexican food store..Going there today for sure. I must admit I have never used Cardamon but I will. Why not make your own tincture of Cardamon? My Homeopathy book recomends using Cardamonto soothe and open chest congestion. Helping breathing. Also use to sooth stomach cramps and indigestion. This is lovely. " cardamon uplifts the mind and gives a positive feeling when energy is low " ..According to this guide Cardamon oil can be used as a massage oil or in a bath. Inhaling the warm vapors also good for lungs and well being. I am buying some Cardamon oil today. Deanna , Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower> wrote: > > If I buy ground cardamom it's usually onlk during the holiday baking when I don't have time to grind the pods. The ground will lose it's potency soon so don't expect it to last for years on the spice rack. > It's one of the worlds most expensive spices and I can't be without it. > The pods you peel and grind with pestle and mortar. If you go to the cooking store they are usally between $7 and $10 dollars. The best are rough stone ones sold in Hispanic markets. In Mexican cooking there are so many dishes that call for ground dried peppers that they sell them for a few dollars. > I also use it to crush up dried lavender for my lavender cookies and sweet bread or to make lavender sugar. > Jenni if you can't find one back there let me know and I'll send you an old one if I still have it. > Do not! Grind cardamom pods in the coffee grinder unless you want to make it a permanent cardamom grinder.........LOL It's a very earthy smelling spice and emits a strong fragrance you might not be able to wash out easily. I wanna wear cardamom perfume.........LOL > > Earth Balance sticks, yes I've tried them. I have to admit I'm a butter addict, I have to have a taste on certain foods and I will not ever never ever give it up. It's instant karma to me. I figure if I made it through my flower powder days......my butter is right on.........(:- )))) > Donna > > > > Jenni Billings <jenni@b...> wrote: > hey donna, how do you ground your cardamom? > and.. have you tried the earth balance sticks??? > > =) > j > > > > > > " Lions and tigers who wait in the shadows. > They're fast but they're lazy, and sleep in green > meadows. Let's bungle in the jungle. " > Source: Jethro Tull - Bungle in the Jungle > > > Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover > Photo Books. You design it and we'll bind it! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Donna said, " ... lavender is very useful in recipes. " Donna, please tell us what kind of things you make with lavender, either recipes or suggestions for adding it to recipes. from Maida Citizens for Pets in Condos, http://www.petsincondos.org South Florida Vegetarian Events, http://www.soflavegevents.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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