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Article: Fit to Be Dried;Preserve Summer's Bounty to Stock Winter's Larder
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- The Washington Post
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- September 22, 1994
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The ancient rite of preserving the summer harvest still is
widely practiced today. The subject always seems to provoke debate
about what produce should be canned, dried or frozen. In some
kitchens, the discussion is even more basic: Should we preserve
garden-fresh vegetables in the first place?
After more than 20 years of using all available methods of
preserving our wonderful annual harvest, I have some pretty definite
opinions about what works and what doesn't.
Even though finding fresh herbs in the depths of winter is
easier today than it once was, there is good reason to preserve this
portion of the summer harvest. Most herbs dry well if properly
stored, retaining their pungency ...