Herbal harvest

Guess what?  These veggies are not from my garden.  I can't claim growing them, although they were delivered in my CSA box.  That eggplant was so cute I wanted to take a picture of it.  I also don't usually buy novelty fabric, but I had an idea for some place mats, so we'll see what I can come up with.

This did come from my garden.......

Sage, rosemary, chives, thyme, and oregano.  I thought I would dry some to freshen up my supply of herbs.  You can hang them in bunches to dry, or spread them on baking sheets and place in a 200 degree oven for a couple of hours.  Like this...

When they were dry, I just crushed them up and put them into  recycled glass jars.  Then I took some of the rosemary and sage and made an herbal salt with coarse ground sea salt.

You need to use coarse ground because it has to be broken down further with the herbs either in a food processor...

or the old fashioned way...

The salt will keep for at least 6  months.  You can put it on meats, or potatoes, even popcorn!   Tonight I'm rubbing it into some pork chops.  Fresh herbs can also be used, but when the mixing is completed, spread it out in a pan to dry overnight.
There are lots of different herb combinations to try.  You can even add fresh chopped garlic!  I think this would make great Christmas gifts done up in cute little decorated jars.

Now that that job is done, I can get back to some serious quilting.

I seem to have a bit of a backlog. 

Linking up with Debbie at Tuesday at the table.  Enjoy your week!