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Dried herbs-ground or flakes (leaves)

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Dried herbs-ground or flakes (leaves) (post #71613)

2house67 on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 12:58
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Does anyone know the difference between a dried powdered herb vs a dried flakes herb, eg rosemary powder vs rosemary leaves.

Josie
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To the best of my knowledge, (post #71613, reply #1 of 4)

by GretchenTHEFIRST in reply to 2house67 [original] on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 13:17

To the best of my knowledge, the powdered is just the leaves that has been rubbed to a fine powder.  I do it in my hand sometimes with sage.  I don't really like to use powdered herbs usually.

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Dried herbs (post #71613, reply #2 of 4)

by 2house67 in reply to GretchenTHEFIRST [original] on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 13:33

Thanks for your  comment.   I always use the flakes but my daughter claims that the  powdered is milder.  I will experiment.

Josie
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Dried herbs (post #71613, reply #3 of 4)

by 2house67 in reply to GretchenTHEFIRST [original] on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 13:34

Thanks for your  comment.   I always use the flakes but my daughter claims that the  powdered is milder.  I will experiment.

Josie
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It would lose its strength (post #71613, reply #4 of 4)

by GretchenTHEFIRST in reply to 2house67 [original] on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 15:58

It would lose its strength pretty quickly, I'd think, so it needs to be very fresh--actually doing it yourself with a mortar and pestle or a grinder. I think the leaves are easier to control amounts also, and distribute the flavor.