Tarragon: A Favourite of French Chefs
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Article by: Gwen Stewart Long a favourite of French chefs, the herb , Keep Your Bird Feeders Filled For The Spring Rush Artemisia dracunculus, known as French tarragon or dragon herb , Pruning Trees is an essential ingredient in Béarnaise sauce, tarragon vinegar, and certain Dijon mustards. A perennial herb, , Solar Residential Outdoor Lighting is Becoming the Product of Choice for Millions of Consumers tarragon grows , Solar Lights for Walkways - Cut Costs 2 - 4 feet (60 - 120 cm) and has dark, shiny, narrow grey-green leaves about 3 inches (8 cm) long with smooth edges. Tarragon produces tiny yellow flowers , Manage Algae and has stems that are ridged, round, branching, and light , Teak Furniture - The Proper Way to Care For & Clean It green. Tarragon is rich in Vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, and potassium, and has a mild anise flavour in its leaves. Although it is not the easiest of herbs , Water Garden - Pond Pumps To Pump Up The Volume to grow, , Solar Residential Outdoor Lighting is Becoming the Product of Choice for Millions of Consumers tarragon can be grown in containers. Plant , Cast Aluminum Furniture into a pot , Hydroponics Gardening - How to Grow Flowers and Vegetables with Minimal Time and Effort 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter or larger. Purchase plants , How Bat Houses Can Improve Your Backyard Experience from your greenhouse, , Manage Algae garden , With So Many Choices For Patio Furniture, Finding The Perfect Set To Complement Your Yard Is Easy catalogue, or propagate by cuttings or root , Keeping Houseplants Alive During Summer Vacation Droughts division. Do not purchase seeds, , Cymbidiums Orchid Plants - What You Need To Grow Successfully as they are generally sterile. If potting up outdoor plants , Accentuate Your Home with an Address Plaque for indoor , Fall is the Time to Get Your Garden Trees and Shrubs Ready for Winter: Here's What to Do use, plant , Camellias by mid-summer. The plants , Growing Raspberries & Blackberries should be exposed to cold, , Using Push Reel Mowers at least 4° C (39° F) for a month before bringing inside, , Send Flowers Online as the plants , Pruning Trees require a period of dormancy. Tarragon grows , Teak Furniture - The Proper Way to Care For & Clean It best in full sun , A Guide for Servicing Your Chainsaw although it will tolerate filtered sun. , Teak Furniture - The Proper Way to Care For & Clean It This plant , How Bat Houses Can Improve Your Backyard Experience likes warm, dry, well-drained, light , Tips For Cleaning Your Patio soils. Do not overwater as tarragon is susceptible to root , A Few Things About Flowers rot in soggy soil. , Patio Bar Chairs for Comfortable Outdoor and Poolside Seating Indoors, , Flowers – One of Life's Small Pleasures tarragon requires 5 hours of direct sunlight a day. Place , Types of Annuals in the Garden - Tender, Hardy and Half-Hardy in an eastern or southern exposure and turn plants , Growing Raspberries & Blackberries frequently to ensure all sides receive equal light. , Manage Algae If growing , Flower Gardening under fluorescents, hang lights , How to Buy a Porch Swing 6 inches (15 cm) above plants , A Waste of Packaged Gold and leave on 14 hours a day. In the garden, , Cymbidiums Orchid Plants - What You Need To Grow Successfully tarragon is a good companion to all plants. , Rose ing - Tips and Advice In the kitchen, , Flowers – One of Life's Small Pleasures tarragon is something very special and particularly good for flavouring vinegar. To make tarragon vinegar, place , Economically Design Your Own Landscape Lighting a large sprig in a sterilized bottle or glass , A Guide for Servicing Your Chainsaw jar, bring white , Growing Raspberries & Blackberries wine vinegar to a boil and pour in enough to cover. Seal and store away from light. , A Waste of Packaged Gold In addition to the above, other uses for tarragon include: hollandaise sauce, tartar sauce, vinaigrettes, seafood salads, , Pruning Trees dressings for tossed green , Water Garden - Pond Pumps To Pump Up The Volume salads, tomato , Water Garden - Pond Pumps To Pump Up The Volume soup, chicken broth, seafood cocktails, scrambled eggs, omelettes, spinach and mushroom dishes, meat dishes, fish, , Manage Algae veal, poultry, mustard sauces, and quiche. Add a few leaves of tarragon to the boiling water , Flowers of spinach, tomatoes, , US Flag Etiquette peas, cauliflower, and cabbage to enhance their flavour. When steaming vegetables , In the Veggie Patch - December such as potatoes, cauliflower, zucchini, peas, and summer , Seed Starting Tips squash, season , Rose Planting - Tips and Advice them with tarragon butter. To make tarragon butter, mix together 2 tbsp. (30 mL) butter to 1 tsp. (5 mL) finely chopped tarragon, 1 tsp. (5 mL) freshly squeezed lemon juice, and sea salt to taste. This butter can be stored in the freezer. Use tarragon sparingly as it has a flavour that diffuses quickly through dishes. Add the leaves when your dish is just about ready to serve as tarragon takes but a few minutes of cooking time. Tarragon can be stored fresh in a plastic , 10 Tips to Care for Your Antique Ceramics bag in the refrigerator, frozen in ice cubes trays, or preserved in white , Fall is the Time to Get Your Garden Trees and Shrubs Ready for Winter: Here's What to Do wine vinegar or oil and packed in sealed, sterilized jars. Tarragon can also be dried in a warm, well-ventilated place. , Hydroponics Gardening - How to Grow Flowers and Vegetables with Minimal Time and Effort Strip the leaves from the stems before storing. Dried leaves should be kept in a cool, preferably dark place , Wild Flower Garden - Make Amends...Your Plants Will Love It in airtight containers.Gwen Nyhus Stewart, B.S.W., M.G., H.T., is an educator, freelance writer, garden , How to Buy a Porch Swing consultant, and author of the book The Healing Garden: A Place , The Basics of Plant Growth; Part 1 Hormones Of Peace - Gardening , Pruning Trees For The Soil, , Keep Your Bird Feeders Filled For The Spring Rush Gardening , Teak Umbrella : Add the Final Touch to Your Patio For The Soul and the booklet Non-toxic Alternatives For Everyday Cleaning And Gardening , Types of Annuals in the Garden - Tender, Hardy and Half-Hardy Products. She owns the website Gwen's Healing Garden , Cymbidiums Orchid Plants - What You Need To Grow Successfully where you will find lots of free information , Teak Furniture - The Proper Way to Care For & Clean It about gardening , Outdoor Sports Lighting for the soil , A Teak Bench: The Perfect Complement To Any Outdoor Space and gardening , Solar Residential Outdoor Lighting is Becoming the Product of Choice for Millions of Consumers for the soul. To find out more about the books and subscribe to her free Newsletter visit http://www.gwenshealinggarden.ca Gwen Nyhus Stewart © 2004 - 2005. All rights reserved. |
  
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