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​Easy Pickled Peppers, recommended by Nannette W. 
Greek Tortilla Wraps, Nannette W.   [photo to left]











Basil Simple Syrup
1 cup basil leaves, washed
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
pinch sea salt
-Combine water, salt, and sugar in a pot.
-Heat until simmering, and simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened a bit.
-Remove from heat and add basil leaves.  Cover pot and allow to steep for 5 minutes.
-Cool completely, store in refrigerator in sterile glass jar, covered.
Great stirred into a cup of tea, added to club soda or white wine, use it to marinate fruits, pour over ice cream. 
 

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Basil collection at the National Herb Garden, US National Arboretum, Washington, DC.     Photo courtesy Anne Abbott

Chives, Allium schoenoprasum.  Delicious in salads; make a vinegar with the blossoms.                     Photo K. Schlosser