A friend of mine keeps pestering me: What do you want for Christmas? I want a pony but that's never gonna happen. Been askin' for a pony since I was 5.
I would also like to live 3 states closer to the equator, and preferably in a rain forest, so I could grow my most beloved flower, the Camelia. I might almost give up my dream of owning a pony if I could grow Camelias. Almost.
My timeshare pony loves peppermint candy & so do I. That was the moment when I knew, in spite or her tendency to bite and kick and buck me off, we were destined to become soul sisters.
True Peppermint thrives as cold as zone 4, growing wild in areas of the US that receive adequate amounts of rain. The unusual purple flowers look a bit like statice, or sea lavender .
Good luck finding one. For some silly reason, nurseries refuse to sell true Peppermint. Instead, they cloud the issue by calling their herbs 'mint.' And, that's probably because peppermint perennials are a whole lot more expensive than other types of rampantly invasive mint you plant in your garden and then, later, you're very sorry you did.
I've done a little research on the subject and I've concluded that no one can drink enough Mojitos to make planting mint worthwhile.
Peppermint, on the other hand, is worth the effort. From coughs to colds and even cramps, the healing properties of peppermint are amazing. What's even more amazing is how yummy it tastes when mixed with lots of butter and sugar....
Fire up the oven. Cookies require no tricky recipe adjustments when baking in high altitudes!
Crunchy Peppermint Christmas Cookies
* If you can refrain from eating the cookie dough, this recipe makes five dozen.
1.5 cups butter
2 eggs
1.5 tablespoons baking powder
6 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup crushed peppermint candy
How to:
Cream butter and sugar.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Add dry ingredients to the batter in two batches, alternating with milk.
A friend of mine keeps pestering me: What do you want for Christmas? I want a pony but that's never gonna happen. Been askin' for a pony since I was 5.
I would also like to live 3 states closer to the equator, and preferably in a rain forest, so I could grow my most beloved flower, the Camelia. I might almost give up my dream of owning a pony if I could grow Camelias. Almost.
True Peppermint thrives as cold as zone 4, growing wild in areas of the US that receive adequate amounts of rain. The unusual purple flowers look a bit like statice, or sea lavender .
Good luck finding one. For some silly reason, nurseries refuse to sell true Peppermint. Instead, they cloud the issue by calling their herbs 'mint.' And, that's probably because peppermint perennials are a whole lot more expensive than other types of rampantly invasive mint you plant in your garden and then, later, you're very sorry you did.
I've done a little research on the subject and I've concluded that no one can drink enough Mojitos to make planting mint worthwhile.
Peppermint, on the other hand, is worth the effort. From coughs to colds and even cramps, the healing properties of peppermint are amazing. What's even more amazing is how yummy it tastes when mixed with lots of butter and sugar....
Crunchy Peppermint Christmas Cookies
* If you can refrain from eating the cookie dough, this recipe makes five dozen.
2 eggs
1.5 tablespoons baking powder
6 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup crushed peppermint candy
How to: