DRIED MINT

COMPOSITION : DRIED MINT.

* RESEALABLE BAG *

HISTORY :

There is no certainty about the origins of spearmint. At least we know that the civilizations of Antiquity were already picking it, certainly for its therapeutic properties, and that the monks of the Middle Ages were planting it in their convents and monasteries.

Its many hybrids and varieties make it difficult to trace its history. Spearmint requires shade and a little moisture.

PROPERTIES :

Spearmint relieves digestive disorders and stomach aches. After a heavy meal, finish with a mint tea, nothing like it for digestion. In winter, it restores energy. In bath, it invigorates.

COOKING :

The refreshing note of mint is inimitable. Rather than being satisfied with the bland infusions sold in the shops, prefer to brew your own fresh spearmint leaves, in herbal tea or decoction. Add a squeeze of lemon for the vitamin C. If the kids are always asking you for syrup, organise a "homemade drinks" workshop with spearmint as guest star. It's fun and economical! Lemonade, mint tea, alcoholic cocktails, everything is possible with mint. All these drinks are much more thirst-quenching than sodas and other sugary liquids. In the hot season, spearmint reconciles you with soup, cold of course, cucumber, courgette, peas, melon and strawberries! Dietary menus guaranteed with mint.

In the cold season, mint won't let you down: veal brochette with mint and basil, for example.