If you haven't brought it inside yet, DO IT OR LOSE IT!
Basil is an annual used in Italian dishes, tomato dishes, pesto, AND MUCH MORE. It's used to repel flies?! and as a companion plant to tomatoes.
Grown from seed - so save your seeds and you won't have to buy more basil! Basil is extremely sensitive to COLD WEATHER!
YOU CAN USE PESTO IN RECIPES, SALADS, OR JUST SCOOP ON CRACKERS OR BREAD: SEE RECIPE BELOW. IT'S A DELICIOUS WAY TO SAVE BASIL AND GET IT'S NUTRIENTS ALL WINTER LONG!
!KAY ON BASIL!
Great for digestion, antibacterial eases muscle pains when used in massage oils.
Stimulates the adrenal cortex making it an aphrodisiac. Motion sickness, rubbed on skin to repel mosquitoes.
Spiritually basil is known for love, exorcism, wealth, flying and protection.
Basil brings wealth to those who carry it in their pockets. Where basil grows, no evil can live. Witches may have drunk ½ cup of basil juice before flying off into the air.
The Roman naturalist, Pliny, in the first century AD, wrote this herb relieved flatulence. This still holds true in modern pharmacology.
Romans used it for fertility. England gave a pot of this herb to someone as a love token. Greece welcomed newcomers with a sprig of basil. Egypt scattered basil over the dead to aid in their souls.
A Voodoo custom requires soaking ½ cup of basil in a pint of water for three days and sprinkle the water outside of the entrance of your business to attract trade and keep thieves away.
Legend states that basil grew around the tomb of Jesus after Resurrection. Some Greek Orthodox churches still use basil in the preparation of their holy water.
In India, it is known as the sacred herb “TULASI”. Russian mythology associates basil with a lad named Vasili, who was known for his beauty.
!YUMMY!
Basil compliments eggs, meats, tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, soups, fish, peas, and cheese dishes.
It makes a wonderful jelly.
!PESTO!
4 oz Parmesan cheese cubed
4 oz pine nuts
1 oz basil leaves
2 cloves garlic
3 oz olive oil
Puree all solid items, then add olive oil, blend well.
Use on day old French bread or pasta dishes.
Basil is an annual used in Italian dishes, tomato dishes, pesto, AND MUCH MORE. It's used to repel flies?! and as a companion plant to tomatoes.
Grown from seed - so save your seeds and you won't have to buy more basil! Basil is extremely sensitive to COLD WEATHER!
YOU CAN USE PESTO IN RECIPES, SALADS, OR JUST SCOOP ON CRACKERS OR BREAD: SEE RECIPE BELOW. IT'S A DELICIOUS WAY TO SAVE BASIL AND GET IT'S NUTRIENTS ALL WINTER LONG!
!KAY ON BASIL!
Great for digestion, antibacterial eases muscle pains when used in massage oils.
Stimulates the adrenal cortex making it an aphrodisiac. Motion sickness, rubbed on skin to repel mosquitoes.
Spiritually basil is known for love, exorcism, wealth, flying and protection.
Basil brings wealth to those who carry it in their pockets. Where basil grows, no evil can live. Witches may have drunk ½ cup of basil juice before flying off into the air.
The Roman naturalist, Pliny, in the first century AD, wrote this herb relieved flatulence. This still holds true in modern pharmacology.
Romans used it for fertility. England gave a pot of this herb to someone as a love token. Greece welcomed newcomers with a sprig of basil. Egypt scattered basil over the dead to aid in their souls.
A Voodoo custom requires soaking ½ cup of basil in a pint of water for three days and sprinkle the water outside of the entrance of your business to attract trade and keep thieves away.
Legend states that basil grew around the tomb of Jesus after Resurrection. Some Greek Orthodox churches still use basil in the preparation of their holy water.
In India, it is known as the sacred herb “TULASI”. Russian mythology associates basil with a lad named Vasili, who was known for his beauty.
!YUMMY!
Basil compliments eggs, meats, tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, soups, fish, peas, and cheese dishes.
It makes a wonderful jelly.
!PESTO!
4 oz Parmesan cheese cubed
4 oz pine nuts
1 oz basil leaves
2 cloves garlic
3 oz olive oil
Puree all solid items, then add olive oil, blend well.
Use on day old French bread or pasta dishes.
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IF SO, DID YOU LIKE IT? LOVE IT?