An Abundance of Mint – Curse or Blessing?
June 26th, 2009

800px-MintA number of years ago, a neighbor gave a newbie gardener (me) a few spearmint plants. No instructions, just “here’s some mint for your new garden”. Little did I know that mint takes OVER and NEVER goes away.

Not that I minded terribly when I discovered this, but it would have been nice to know that mint should be contained when you plant it. I have such a large mint patch now that I’ve often joked that I should just start a mint farm, but the joke is: I already had, unintentionally.

 

So, what to do with all the mint? Here’s my list so far. Some I’ve done, some I’ve yet to do.

 

Make mint ice cream

 

Sell plants (with instructions on keeping it from getting out of hand)

 

Make mint jelly

 

Make mint gum (that was FUN and the kids loved it!)

 

Sell fresh mint in bunches

 

Have a mint julep and mojito cocktail party

 

Make Pond Water (this is a family recipe: sprite, lemonade and mint leaves in a blender – looks like pond water, but wayyy yummy)

 

Make Mint tea

 

Make Tabouli (cracked wheat salad)

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  1. Pond Water??!! I tried it, loved it and shared it with friends. I modified the recipe just a bit, substituting seltzer for the sprite. Used fresh squeezed lemon juice from the tree in the back yard. You have an abundance of mint, I am overloaded with lemons. Thanks for the new idea!

    Comment by gardenfreak — June 27, 2009 at 12:40 pm

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