Wrigleys Extra Peppermint Sugarfree Mints (Pack of 24)

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Invite friends to a Mojito Party (Darja Fišer); Mojito! What do you mean SURPLUS mint? (Mariquez Troost) Mint is a brilliant and easy crops to grow in containers. For tips on who to make yours thrive, see the bottom of this post. Adding alcohol is (of course) optional, especially if the kids are likely to be eating it. But either way, the amount added isn’t a lot. 2 to 3 teaspoons can make enough of a difference. Alternatively… Serve in a good old-fashioned cone! There are plenty of gluten free cones now available that are safe for people with Coeliac Disease( Celiac) and other health-related conditions. Freshen your breath. Chew a few leaves to freshen your breath instead of using breath mints because it has no sugar!

Repeat the freezing and beating process another 2 to 3 times, before freezing a final time ready to eat. So, enjoy the final days of summer and use up that fresh mint while you have it. While you can dehydrate it for use during the winter, fresh always tastes better. Medicinal uses of mint leaves Interested in finding out more about how you can live better? Take a look at this month’s Live Better challenge here. I use something neutral in flavour, such as vodka or plain gin… But you could make a virtue of it (especially for a dinner party) and add a little extra in the form of Crème de Menthe (30 to 50 ml for a slightly boozier flavour).

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Serve with a sprinkling of crumbled feta cheese. Add salt if you want, although the cheese should be quite salty.

This very English salad of green beans and mint from the 1920s is both simple and delicious. It might just surprise you. Offer it to an old peoples home so they can use it in fresh mint teas…….. (Gigi Camille Llewellyn Navana) ·

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Lovely couscous with chopped mint, raisins, harissa, sumac, pine nuts and cranberries - whatever you like! (Matt Dolman) Toss a few leaves into a salad. Any leafy green herb can be added to a garden salad so it’s a great use for too much fresh mint. Yasmin Khan’s makes Iranian salad shirazi; a gorgeous summery mixture of finely diced cucumber, tomatoes, radish and mint, traditionally served as a rice accompaniment. Chop and add to fresh fruit. Chop it up and add it to cantaloupe, strawberries, honeydew melon, and other summer fruits because it’s so refreshing. Well I made two different marinades/salad dressings, once was an apricot dressing w/ mint, the last was a lemon mint quinoa “salad”. (Lisa Brady)

In these studies, breastfeeding mothers applied various forms of mint to the area around the nipple after each feeding. Typically, they used an essential oil on its own or mixed with gel or water. Because homemade ice cream doesn’t contain a load of additives and emulsifiers, it will generally set a little firmer than some shop-bought ‘soft serve’ type ice creams. The easiest way to ensure the ice cream is a little bit softer, is to add a drop of alcohol to the custard once cool and before churning. This is because alcohol lowers the freezing temperature, making it softer and easier to scoop. Peppermint oil contains a compound called menthol, which is thought to help alleviate IBS symptoms through its relaxing effects on the muscles of the digestive tract ( 4, 5).

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Let’s get this one out of the way first, shall we? This particular recipe for Mint Choc Chip Ice Cream is a churned recipe that has been made with an egg-custard and an ice cream maker. While it can be made perfectly well without an ice cream maker, doing so will require more attention and time. And because ‘hand-churning’ tends to incorporate less air, the resulting ice cream may be a little less creamy. (See below for instructions…) In Greek mythology, poor old Minthe, the naiad that caught the wandering eye of Hades, was transformed into a mint plant by his vengeful wife, Persephone. Clearly a simple “hands off, you hussy” wasn’t enough. Much like the unrepentant little minx, the herb mint can be a little overpowering, but unlike the nymph, a little goes a very long way. Make mint sugar. Add a few mint leaves to 1/3 cup of white sugar and process in the food processor. Use it like traditional sugar for a unique taste. Or, try my peppermint simple syrup. Another way of preserving mint is to separate the stems and layer between paper kitchen towels. I store these in a sealed plastic container and find they will last quite happily in the fridge for about a week.