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Show Wmm cents hu Pat Whitfidd. ; .. ' " - r V,. Mint Marvel ; Last week's column disr; cussed how to root and grow mint. As promised, here are : some recipes, formulas arid potions derived from the: fresh-flavored herb. : . Breath Purifier. Just chew a sprig for fresher breath. Tea. Steep 1-1 xh teaspoons tea-spoons of dried (or 3 teaspoons 6t fresh) chopped . mint leaves in a cup of boiling water. Sweeten to taste with honey, then sip . slowly, breathing in the t 'fragrance. This makes a great iced tea, too. Mint Rinse.. Prepare mint ' ,: water by steeping a handful of fresh leaves jii a pint of hot ; ' water for about ten minutes,' . . : then strain through a sieve y. 'y cool and chill, to use as a ; rinse, add to your bath water '' or use it as a final rinse after shampooing. You can also . .. use this formula as a' mouthwash, an after-shave lotion and a soak for tired feet.' :'-y . Minted .VescUbks. Dur - mg the last two minutes of f cookirfg,. add two table ? ,: spoons of fresh chopped mint y (or 1 T. of dried choppec : ; herb) to each quart of peas, green beans, . carrots oi cauliflower , ., Mint-Cheese Spread. Add a few minced mint leaves to. cream or cottage cheese, mix ; well and ' spread on your ' favorite cracker. Minted Fruits. Add chop-ped chop-ped minto to applesauce, baked apples, or fruit compotes. com-potes. Added to your morning morn-ing orange juice, it'll really roll your eyelids up in a hurrv. Salad. Toss together two cups of lettuce, two cups of the herb known as lamb's quarter (it probably grows wild in your front lawn; . a i kind of a grey-green ground . creeper), two or three whole V scallions, a few sprigs of freshv majoram or lemon v tltyime (chopped); and three : tablespoons of fresh chopped : . mtnti The key ; here is .subtiety. You don't want to 'overpower your salad with mmtiness. Serve with a vinegar and oil dressing?. ' " 'Theie's one mint lover who recommends .tllht Just bruise a ; mint y;leafV:iraise it to your nose, : t anrf inhale. It will bring ;the-World's ;the-World's freshest memories immediately to your sagging spirits via your nostrils. Enjoy. . . ' y-f: .s After all, it's only common :: - ."cents! " '.y' |