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Pasta Can use any aromatic herb
for flavor, or any greens for nutritional value. You can add fresh minced herbs,
or dried, powdered herbs like is used to make that green spinach pasta you buy
from the store. In any case, dried pasta is never the gourmet experience as is
fresh-made pasta. On
your clean kitchen table or counter, mound up then make a big, deep hole in the
middle: 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flower (or all purpose flour, or any other kind of powdered
flour such as dried herbs, garlic powder, buckwheat flour, etc.) 1 tsp. salt
(or less as desired)
Into the hole, place: 1 tsp. olive oil 4-5 large eggs,
scramble them up with a fork, then add 1/2 cup finely minced fresh herbs, or
1/4 cup dried herbs. Gradually pull in flour from the insides of the hole and
when the mixture is dry enough not to run, mix in the rest of the flour. Begin
mixing with your hands until it all sticks together, then knead for 10 minutes
until it becomes silky, uniform, and elastic. Add a bit of flour if it becomes
too sticky, or a tsp of water if it becomes too dry. Cut into fourths, set
aside under a cover to "meld" for at least 30 minutes. Roll out each
quarter as thin as possible, about 1/16th of an inch, then stretch with your hands
until it obtains about 1/32 inch thickness (very thin). Set the 4 sheets out
to dry about 20 minutes (or more). Cover with wax paper, roll and freeze in a
ziplock for future use, or Cut into fetuccini strips, or squares for ravioli
if you have some stuffing, or make bow ties, whatever you like. Cook in boiling
salted water for about 8 minutes (depending on the thickness of your cuts), or
leave out to dry then store in a jar in the refrigerator. This is a great
activity to do with children. Chicken/Wood
Sorrel Salad This recipe is equally
interesting as egg, turkey, or tunafish salad. Make
your basic chicken salad as follows: 2 cups diced cooked chicken,
eggs, turkey or tuna 1 cup chopped or minced celery 1 small chopped or minced
onion Salt & pepper to taste. Any herbal seasoning may also be used, including
those with cayenne pepper included. 1/4 cup mayonaisse (more or less to suit
your preferences for moisture and spreadability. 1/2 cup minced wood sorrel
leaves, stems, and flowers.Place all this in a bowl, mix thoroughly,
and mound on a bed of green lettuce leaves with several crackers around. Or serve
as the filling on a sandwich, or as a spread on crackers. Lasts several days in
the refrigerator, a great snack.
*******
WOOD SORREL RECIPES ******* I
haven't tried these recipes yet, but they sound delicious and I plan to do so:
Wood
Sorrel Links Follow
these links for lots more info--botanical, identification, history, cultivation,
medicinal uses. Your education will not be complete without this information,
which is not included in my newsletter as I see no need to repeat what other experts
have said.
BOTANICAL, HISTORY AND PHOTOS: http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/e/elder-04.html
PROPAGATION,
GROWTH HABITS VARIETIES,
CULTIVATION: Yellow
Wood Sorrel: http://www.cloudnet.com/~djeans/FlwPlant/YWdSorrel.htm http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/1964/yelwds.htm http://www.laurentiancenter.com/plantkey/plants/sorelwood.html Creeping
Wood Sorrel: http://www.all-creatures.org/picb/wfshl-creepingwoodsorrel.html
NUTRITIONAL
AND MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
http://www.magdalin.com/herbs/plants_pages/s/sorrel_wd.htm http://altnature.com/gallery/Violet_Wood_Sorrel.htm 
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