"Eat it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do,
Or go without."
~A Pioneer Sampler, by Barbara Greenwood~

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Showing posts with label Grinding Dehydrated Nettle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grinding Dehydrated Nettle. Show all posts

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Nettle Herb Seasoning ~ Apothecary Clean Up

 






In working on my home "apothecary" clean up, and re-organization, I found one lonely jar of dehydrated, wild picked stinging nettles.  I decided to grind them, and create a homemade herbal seasoning.

To the seasonning, I brought in some dandelion greens and dehydrated those, and ground them as well.  I added that to the nettles, and added homemade garlic powder.

Finally, I will be adding parsley and salt to the mix and using that for meals.

I did not measure anything.  I just sort of eye-balled the amount I ground in even amounts, and in actuality, the salt could be left out.  I tend to salt lastly.

It's my little herb seasoning experiment.  If we like the flavors, we may be trying it with more options - mint, thyme, rosemary, lemon balm, ginger etc.



The rain continues here, and it's hit or miss with picking more wild violets,  wild violet leaves and dandelions.

We had a really bad storm come through the area early evening, and of course we needed to run to town for errands (chicken feed etc.).  Thankfully, the storm tapered off, but the flooding is a problem.