Making Herbal Sugar & Salt With Herbs From My Garden 🍃 This Is Simple & Delicious!

[@careygreene6730]

This was so fun to watch. If you add a liquid jojoba oil to the sugar and herb mixture you would instantly have a shower scrub.

[@ChicagoGardener]

OMG!! I have coconut oil, will that work or should it be jojoba?

[@NinaLady11]

@@ChicagoGardener ideally the oil should be liquid at room temperature since it will be rinsed down the drain and you don't want to clog your plumbing.

[@tracythomas343]

I never know what to do with my dried herbs. You have such great ideas. I love London Fog Latte’s. Adding lavender sugar to one would make it even better! ❤❤❤

[@ChicagoGardener]

That sounds delicious!!

[@bowtielife]

Oh, I just love my chocolate mint! That sounds great for my mint and ginger tea in the evening!

[@ChicagoGardener]

It’s so good!!!

[@Angel-yz8gt]

Thank you for all your work, I'm addicted to you videos:)

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you so much!!!

[@therealsoutherngarden]

What a fun idea!! Thanks for sharing, I love tea and bet it’s even better with your own garden herbs!!💚💚

[@ChicagoGardener]

Once I tasted the difference between hers I grew vs herbs from the store, it’s hard to go back!

[@PorchGardeningWithPassion]

Your passion for your herbs is infectious! I should have done a better job with saving my lemon basil. I do have some lemon balm, so I may do what you did here 😀

[@ChicagoGardener]

Definitely do it!!

[@GardenGrown]

Wow this is really neat!

[@karenneese5820]

I make rosemary hair rinse and it's fabulous. I also infuse rosemary & lavender in witch hazel and make a facial spritz. Also equally as fabulous!

[@ChicagoGardener]

What do you use to make the hair rinse??

[@karenneese5820]

@ChicagoGardener I just pick fresh rosemary and bottled water. I slowly simmer on stove for at least an hour or a little more. Then I let it cool, strain & put in small spray bottles. After every wash, I just spray it on. It's absolutely fabulous! I also make a facial toner or spritz. I take dried rosemary & infuse it with witch hazel for about 4-6 weeks. Also fabulous!

[@patriciacostales7919]

I’m so growing chocolate mint next year. Thanks for your enthusiasm and inspiration. FYI, the dehydrator gal I follow on KZbin uses a coffee grinder for her dried herbs, it will grind them down to a powder.

[@carollewinson1555]

Is “the dehydrator gal” the channel name or is it something else? I want to up my dehydrating game and would like to check her channel out

[@ChicagoGardener]

Ooooh! I need to get one then. It’s probably a little better than a blender you have to shake while blending 🤣

[@patriciacostales7919]

@@carollewinson1555 the name of the channel is called The Purposeful Pantry. I’ve learned so much from her channel, I was a total newbie at dehydrating

[@patriciacostales7919]

@@ChicagoGardener, the one that the purposeful pantry recommended was a “COSORI Electric Coffee Grinders for Spices, Seeds, Herbs, and Coffee Beans”. Amazon has it for 31.99 right now My herbs are dried. I’ve haven’t blended them into a powder yet

[@carollewinson1555]

@ thank you!

[@pamm701]

Great video! I love your tea cabinet.

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you!! It’s an old shelf from my mom that happened to be the perfect size for the jars.

[@yesidtac7863]

Miy bien explicado

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you!!

[@ilonagardens]

Delicious drink ❤

[@ChicagoGardener]

It’s my go to now for winter!

[@lprice3399]

This was such a fun video. Id love more videos about how you make your various teas recipes. Maybe we could join you in your kitchen while you sample different concoctions 😀 That would be great to watch this winter. P.S. where did you buy your choc mint seeds/plants? TY so much!!

[@ChicagoGardener]

Mountain valley growers! If you order after January 1, they’ll mail them when it’s time to plant based on your location.

[@lprice3399]

​@@ChicagoGardener Thanks a bunch!

[@aarongrier4897]

How long did you dry the herbs?

[@ChicagoGardener]

I’m a hang them and forget about them person, but I’d say minimum of two weeks to hang dry herbs. You can also use a dehydrator or oven on a very low setting to dry them faster.

[@marybethgardener111]

How minty is the chocolate mint tea you make? Is it more mint or more chocolate? I grew chocolate mint this year with the intent to make the tea like you've showed, but I never got around to it and didn't pick any in time. But as we know, it will be back next year I'm sure LOL.

[@ChicagoGardener]

I think it’s a pretty even split, but if you like it more chocolaty I add a tsp of cacao powder to it!

[@JacquiQ]

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