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Newsgroups: net.garden,net.cooks,net.nlang.india
Subject: Re: Uses for Fresh Turmeric?
Message-ID: <557@puff.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28-Nov-85 12:14:47 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 28 12:14:47 1985
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> In article <565@aero.ARPA>, kelem@aero.ARPA (Steve Kelem) writes:
> > Does anyone know how to cook with fresh turmeric?
> > Are the leaves used in cooking?
> > If so, are they used when they are green or after they dry?
> 
> 	A cookbook I have says to use completely different quantities
> when using fresh herbs instead of desicated ones.  It says to use
> THREE times the quantity of herb when it is fresh, and to make sure
> that the leaves (or stems) are crushed or broken open.
> 
> 	Also, I think in your case the leaves ARE used, but that they
> should eventually be removed before eating.

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