BS: spearmint recipes

Subject: BS: spearmint recipes
From: leeneia
Date: 25 Oct 18 - 12:27 PM

I just bought a package of dried spearmint leaves in the Mexican food section. I can't find a single recipe that uses them, except for making spearmint tea (duh!)

Does anybody know of a use for spearmint besides tea?

Subject: RE: BS: spearmint recipes
From: Jos
Date: 25 Oct 18 - 12:36 PM

It's usually used for flavouring chewing gum. I wouldn't want any food (or drink) that tasted of chewing gum. Why not get some real fresh mint?

Subject: RE: BS: spearmint recipes
From: Raggytash
Date: 25 Oct 18 - 03:17 PM

Uncle Joe's Mint Balls.

No I am not swearing Leeneia, they are a hard boiled sweet made originally in Wigan (UK) that have achieved legendary status !!

Subject: RE: BS: spearmint recipes
From: Helen
Date: 25 Oct 18 - 03:19 PM

If it was fresh you could probably chop it finely and use in any recipes of the choc-mint variety, or even blend some with a small amount of liquid and discard the leaves and use the juice in some things.

Dried mint is useful for a few things, but dried spearmint wouldn't work - IMHO - because it is that fresh, light, aromatic green flavour which makes it spearmint.