adams fairacre farms DRYINGStoring Basil Using a dehydrator or oven for drying works best with this herb. Dehydrator: • JUNE 2013 • This will take 1-3 hours. Follow manufacturer’s Basil Fest directions. Once dried, remove the stems from the leaves. Oven: High temperatures will damage the herb’s essential oils. Preheat oven to the lowest possible setting, 140 degrees. Place basil on a cookie sheet, turn oven off and place sheet in oven. After one hour, turn oven back on for 10-15 minutes. Repeat every hour until basil is brittle. 4Basil cloves garlic, Pesto minced 2 cups fresh basil leaves, rinsed and thoroughly dried 1 ⁄3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 ⁄2 tsp salt Place the garlic and basil in the bowl of a food processor. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in the oil through the feed tube and FROZEN PESTO BASE process until the basil is pureed. A great way to store your basil for year round use. Transfer the pesto to a bowl and stir in the salt and pepper. Refrigerate, covered, until Combine 2 cups loosely packed basil leaves 1 ready to use. This keeps in the refrigerator for with ⁄4 cup olive oil and a little salt and puree 2-3 days. in a food processor. Freeze the mixture in muffin tins or ice cube trays and then transfer PESTO VARIATIONS 1 1 them to an airtight container or freezer bag. Add ⁄4 cup toasted pine nuts, ground, and ⁄4 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese or try ⁄4 FREEZE LEAVES cup chopped walnuts, pecans or pistachio nuts. Spread the individual leaves on a cookie sheet and freeze. When frozen solid, place in airtight FOR MORE DELICIOUS RECIPES containers and return to the freezer. GO TO ADAMSFARMS.COM MINT BASIL Upright plant with rounded dark green foliage with a purple tinge. Basil-like scent. Interesting Basil, Basil flavor! Ht. 18" PLANTGrowing IN FULL TipsSUN - and more Basil AT LEAST 4 HOURS SWEET LARGE LEAF ITALIAN SWEET THAI BASIL CAN BE A great choice for classic Italian cooking. Authentic spicy Thai basil. Ht. 12-18" PLANTED IN Ht. 24-30" CONTAINERS OR DWARF PURPLE THE GARDEN PESTO PERPETUO Compact basil with dark purple foliage. Use a 5 gallon container to This variegated basil doesn't flower! Fresh leaves add zest to tomatoes and grow basil with other herbs Pretty in mixed containers. Ht. 18-48" color to salads. Ht. 18" like parsley, thyme and oregano. Make sure that MINETTE the container has BUSH Tiny leaves on a mounding plant. Flavorful and drainage holes. cute! Ht. 20" Forms a mound of rounded, aromatic and flavorful foliage. Ht. 12" FERTILIZE WITH PLANT RED FOOD REGULARLY Very flavorful and aromatic. Use as you would CHRISTMAS Plants, like people, need to eat! Italian basil. Ht. 20" Produces large, glossy leaves with a unique scent and a profusion of purple flowers in WATER DANI LEMON the summer. Ht. 12" Don’t let your basil dry out. Not sure when Lemon flavor and scent – perfect for adding a to water? Use the finger test – if the soil is tangy kick to fish, seafood and pasta dishes. MAGIC MOUNTAIN wet, don’t water; if dry, water. Always water Ht. 12-18" Dark green leaves that are flushed with thoroughly – water until the dirt is purple. Ht. 30" completely wet. LIME BASIL LIKES FERTILE, Sweet and fragrant basil with a mild citrus taste. AFRICAN BLUE MOIST SOIL Ht. 16-24" Hybrid basil that forms an upright mound of attractive, aromatic and flavorful blue-green leaves. Ht. 24" HarvestingCut basil by taking off the Basiltops of the stems AROMA about a third of the way down, to an Vigorous hybrid sweet basil type with intersection of new leaves. You are not only medium leaves. Slow to bolt and fusarium picking basil, but also encouraging the plant to wilt resistance. Ht. 20-24" bush out with new growth and more basil to pick! Prune regularly to discourage the plant NUFAR from producing flowers. Wash basil and dry by Features mounds of large, green, aromatic layering the leaves between paper towels and leaves with a sweet, spicy flavor and aroma. applying a gentle dabbing pressure until the Ht. 24-30" leaves are almost dry..