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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 182812" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I just posted about this on the basil thread. I had wondered where the idea came from that bay is dangerous.</p><p></p><p>I put a lot of bay leaves in my cooking and sometimes one slips past me and someone chews on it accidentally. It tastes strong and is very fibrous, but otherwise isn't poisonous.</p><p></p><p>I said on the other thread - bay leaves contain so much oil that they don't go mouldy. Lemon verbena is another herb you can just shove into a cupboard somewhere while freshly cut and it won't go mouldy.</p><p></p><p>I use bay leaves fresh from the tree, or dried. The younger shoots are the ones to grind when dry, they're tender enough.</p><p></p><p>If you have a bay tree in your backyard, you should have plenty of friends - cooks love to get access to the fresh bay leaves!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 182812, member: 1991"] I just posted about this on the basil thread. I had wondered where the idea came from that bay is dangerous. I put a lot of bay leaves in my cooking and sometimes one slips past me and someone chews on it accidentally. It tastes strong and is very fibrous, but otherwise isn't poisonous. I said on the other thread - bay leaves contain so much oil that they don't go mouldy. Lemon verbena is another herb you can just shove into a cupboard somewhere while freshly cut and it won't go mouldy. I use bay leaves fresh from the tree, or dried. The younger shoots are the ones to grind when dry, they're tender enough. If you have a bay tree in your backyard, you should have plenty of friends - cooks love to get access to the fresh bay leaves! Marg [/QUOTE]
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