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How to preserve your basil harvest

The winter months are looming and we dread them as they totally eradicate our supply of fresh basil. A herb we simply can't be without. Not just for cooking, but for its healing and beautifying properties as well.

But we're not complaining...

The winter gives us an opportunity to sharpen our creative preserving skills. The nice thing about most of the ideas below is that they make great gifts as well. Just package them nicely in decorated containers or gift boxes and you will delight someone with a little gift from nature.

 
Purple Splash Vinegar
Definitely my favourite. Not only because it is a lovely pink, but because the vinegar preserves the flavour of the basil exceptionally as well. We use purple splash in our marinades, salads, stir fries and home-made mustards.

For the bathroom we make it with apple cider vinegar to use as a hair rinse and to add to the bath water. It restores the natural acid mantle of the skin and hair and is exceptionally good for dry, itchy skin - traditional winter skin.

 
 
Home-made Basil Mustard
Making your own gourmet mustards is a lot easier than you think. And basil makes a mean mustard. Learn how to make your own herb mustard.

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Find out how to care for your basil and how to use your basil.

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