Dill dill dill
I have more dill than I know what to do with....any suggestions? I have dried more than I will use in 10 years.
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Make dill pickles! https://www.pickyourown.org/pickles_easy.htm has an easy recipe for refrigerator dill pickles, no special canning equipment needed.
Other culinary uses: Snip fresh leaves into soups and salads. Dill is very popular in cucumber dishes, dips and sour cream, fish, and vinegarettes. Dill complements sour cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese, dips and spreads, meats, eggs and potato salad. Add to salad dressings and marinades.
Medicinal uses: Dill is considered a stomach soother and anti-gas remedy. It is mild, and makes a good remedy for colic in babies. For this use dill weed or dill seed can be made into a tea, and sweetened with honey.
Other uses: Chewing a few Dill seeds will freshen your breath. Dill is a common ingredient of many soaps and perfumes-- this would probably be the essential oil made from dill seed. It is used in some insecticides to increase their effectiveness and would be good in organic insect repellants.
Dill has been traditionally associated with superstitious beliefs in Europe, and hanging a bunch of dill herbs over the door was supposed to protect one against witches and sorcery. The herb is reputed to be one of the oldest known culinary herbs around. Even the ancient Egyptians were believed to have used dill, which is mentioned in Egyptian writings that are five millennia old.
Remember making sun prints when you were a kid? The ferny, feathery fronds of dill would make great designs for sun prints, leaf rubbings, pressed leaves on notecards, and other such crafts...
Other culinary uses: Snip fresh leaves into soups and salads. Dill is very popular in cucumber dishes, dips and sour cream, fish, and vinegarettes. Dill complements sour cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese, dips and spreads, meats, eggs and potato salad. Add to salad dressings and marinades.
Medicinal uses: Dill is considered a stomach soother and anti-gas remedy. It is mild, and makes a good remedy for colic in babies. For this use dill weed or dill seed can be made into a tea, and sweetened with honey.
Other uses: Chewing a few Dill seeds will freshen your breath. Dill is a common ingredient of many soaps and perfumes-- this would probably be the essential oil made from dill seed. It is used in some insecticides to increase their effectiveness and would be good in organic insect repellants.
Dill has been traditionally associated with superstitious beliefs in Europe, and hanging a bunch of dill herbs over the door was supposed to protect one against witches and sorcery. The herb is reputed to be one of the oldest known culinary herbs around. Even the ancient Egyptians were believed to have used dill, which is mentioned in Egyptian writings that are five millennia old.
Remember making sun prints when you were a kid? The ferny, feathery fronds of dill would make great designs for sun prints, leaf rubbings, pressed leaves on notecards, and other such crafts...
