Herbs in Tubes

I tried the cilantro a few months ago when the store was out of fresh
cilantro. It tasted like grass. It not only was awful, but awfully
expensive....$4/small tube. I have not tried the others. Maybe basil
and oregano fare better.....but I really doubt it.

YMMV.

-Stu

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated tubes
of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them. I would
love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving. There were a
half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that stuck in my mind.

Anyone?

Carol

Sincerely,

Stuart Pedazzo...but you can call me Stu!

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:58:12 -0600, Stuart Pedazzo <[email hidden]>

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I tried the cilantro a few months ago when the store was out of fresh
cilantro. It tasted like grass. It not only was awful, but awfully
expensive....$4/small tube. I have not tried the others. Maybe basil
and oregano fare better.....but I really doubt it.

YMMV.

Thank you very much, Stuart. That's exactly what I needed to know. No
sense both of us wasting four bucks!

Carol
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Damsel in dis Dress said:

Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated tubes
of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them. I would
love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving. There were a
half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that stuck in my mind.

Anyone?

Carol

If it's anything like what they sell here: I bought a tub of parsley and
wound up tossing it. I'm frugal, but that stuff was awful. It did have
lots of additives (sugar, salt, vinegar and chemicals). I did read that
before I bought it, but stupidly thought it would still taste better
than dried. Not so 🙁

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 19:58:27 +0100, jake <[email hidden]>

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Damsel in dis Dress said:

Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated tubes
of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them. I would
love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving. There were a
half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that stuck in my mind.

Anyone?

Carol

If it's anything like what they sell here: I bought a tub of parsley and
wound up tossing it. I'm frugal, but that stuff was awful. It did have
lots of additives (sugar, salt, vinegar and chemicals). I did read that
before I bought it, but stupidly thought it would still taste better
than dried. Not so 🙁

Okay, that's two "No" votes on the tubed herbs. I'm so sorry that you
guys paid good money for [censored]. I hate that! Thanks for sharing your
experience.

Carol
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I'll pipe in with a third no. I make a wonderful Basil sauce and fresh
basil is a must. I too, thought the Basil tube would be better than dried.
The additives really kill the freshness their trying to achieve. Dried
Basil is much better than this expensive tube of green gluck.

Lynne
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Quoted message said:

Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated tubes
of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them. I would
love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving. There were a
half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that stuck in my mind.

Anyone?

Carol
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Quoted message said:

Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated tubes
of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them. I would
love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving. There were a
half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that stuck in my mind.

Anyone?

Carol

Remind me in the spring to send you some fresh. If you can figure a way to
freeze it, let me know. I don't much like the stuff but it is good in a
lot of things I make.

Michael <- really wishes spring was here

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Damsel in dis Dress said:

Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated tubes
of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them. I would
love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving. There were a
half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that stuck in my mind.

Anyone?

I looked at the display in the produce section of the supermarket,
considered for a moment, read the ingredients and put the tube back
down. I'm not sure what I was looking for, but it seemed to me that
there was a lot of added stuff that didn't belong there-- things like
sugar and chemicals I'd never heard of. I almost wouldn't have minded
if they were filled with things I knew did a good job of preserving
flavor, but this didn't look like it.

Other people must have had the same thoughts I did because the very next
time I was in the store, the display was gone and hasn't been back
since. I think they realized that this was one product that wasn't selling.

I will say this: If they ever do invent a product that tastes like
fresh herbs in a tube and stays good after it the tube is opened,
there's a market for it. The idea is great for people who want small
amounts of fresh herb taste; they just need to perfect the idea.

--Lia

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Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated tubes
of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them. I would
love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving. There were a
half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that stuck in my mind.

Anyone?

Carol

Remind me in the spring to send you some fresh. If you can figure a way
to
freeze it, let me know. I don't much like the stuff but it is good in a
lot of things I make.

A couple years ago a friend had so much basil she shared frequently. I
started freezing it. 2 TBS of chopped basil to each section of an ice cube
tray. Then I filled it the rest of the way with water. They popped out
beautifully. I had a gallon sized bag of basil ice cubes that lasted me
until spring. They were great! They didn't have enough water in them to
hurt a recipe, but just enough to keep the basil green and tasty.

Lynne

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Quoted message said:

Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated tubes
of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them. I would
love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving. There were a
half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that stuck in my mind.

Anyone?

Carol

Remind me in the spring to send you some fresh. If you can figure a way to
freeze it, let me know. I don't much like the stuff but it is good in a
lot of things I make.

Michael <- really wishes spring was here

I can get fresh cilantro at the grocery store year round......

but it's one of the few herbs I just cannot abide. ;-)

Shaved soap anyone? <lol>
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Om.

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Damsel in dis Dress <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated tubes
of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them. I would
love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving. There were a
half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that stuck in my mind.

Anyone?

Carol

Remind me in the spring to send you some fresh. If you can figure a way to
freeze it, let me know. I don't much like the stuff but it is good in a
lot of things I make.

Michael <- really wishes spring was here

I can get fresh cilantro at the grocery store year round......

but it's one of the few herbs I just cannot abide. ;-)

Shaved soap anyone? <lol>

first few times I've had it I was totally reminded of soap. I've slowly come
to appreciate it, but I'll never love it completely

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

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Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

Damsel in dis Dress <[email hidden]> looking for trouble
wrote in news:[email hidden]:

> Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated
> tubes of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them.
> I would love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving.
> There were a half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that
> stuck in my mind.
>
> Anyone?
>
> Carol

Remind me in the spring to send you some fresh. If you can figure a
way to freeze it, let me know. I don't much like the stuff but it
is good in a lot of things I make.

Michael <- really wishes spring was here

I can get fresh cilantro at the grocery store year round......

but it's one of the few herbs I just cannot abide. ;-)

Shaved soap anyone? <lol>

first few times I've had it I was totally reminded of soap. I've
slowly come to appreciate it, but I'll never love it completely

I'm with you. I do not like cilantro. I've become accustomed to it, slowly.

Michael

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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

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first few times I've had it I was totally reminded of soap. I've
slowly come to appreciate it, but I'll never love it completely

I'm with you. I do not like cilantro. I've become accustomed to it, slowly.

Michael

David loves it, so I add it extra to his stuff, but only use it sparingly with
mine

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

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Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

Damsel in dis Dress <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote
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> Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated tubes
> of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them. I would
> love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving. There were a
> half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that stuck in my mind.
>
> Anyone?
>
> Carol

I have only seen tubes of onion but not herbs onions! it would be nice!
Chheers
Pandora

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Remind me in the spring to send you some fresh. If you can figure a way
to
freeze it, let me know. I don't much like the stuff but it is good in a
lot of things I make.

Michael <- really wishes spring was here

I can get fresh cilantro at the grocery store year round......

but it's one of the few herbs I just cannot abide. ;-)

Shaved soap anyone? <lol>

first few times I've had it I was totally reminded of soap. I've slowly
come
to appreciate it, but I'll never love it completely

--
.:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com

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The Bubbo said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

Damsel in dis Dress <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

> Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated tubes
> of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them. I would
> love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving. There were a
> half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that stuck in my mind.
>
> Anyone?
>
> Carol

Remind me in the spring to send you some fresh. If you can figure a way to
freeze it, let me know. I don't much like the stuff but it is good in a
lot of things I make.

Michael <- really wishes spring was here

I can get fresh cilantro at the grocery store year round......

but it's one of the few herbs I just cannot abide. ;-)

Shaved soap anyone? <lol>

first few times I've had it I was totally reminded of soap. I've slowly come
to appreciate it, but I'll never love it completely

We've discussed cilantro many times here. :-)
The love/hate of it seems to be very much genetic...

Kinda like Asparagus pee. <lol>

Similar issue.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

We've discussed cilantro many times here. :-)
The love/hate of it seems to be very much genetic...

Kinda like Asparagus pee. <lol>

Similar issue.

um...are you trying to tell me that some people are genetically predisposed to
loving asparagus pee? weird....I mean I understand asparagus pee, maybe I am a
little curius about it, but I don't think I could ever love it.

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Sorry, I meant herbs in tube! Not herb onion 🙁(( ...also if this is an
idea...
ROTFL
Panda
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"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" <[email hidden]> wrote:

> Damsel in dis Dress <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote
> in
> news:[email hidden]:
>
> > Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated tubes
> > of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them. I would
> > love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving. There were a
> > half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that stuck in my
> > mind.
> >
> > Anyone?
> >
> > Carol

I have only seen tubes of onion but not herbs onions! it would be nice!
Chheers
Pandora

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Quoted message said:

>
> Remind me in the spring to send you some fresh. If you can figure a
> way to
> freeze it, let me know. I don't much like the stuff but it is good in
> a
> lot of things I make.
>
> Michael <- really wishes spring was here

I can get fresh cilantro at the grocery store year round......

but it's one of the few herbs I just cannot abide. ;-)

Shaved soap anyone? <lol>

first few times I've had it I was totally reminded of soap. I've slowly
come
to appreciate it, but I'll never love it completely

--
.:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" <[email hidden]> wrote:

> Damsel in dis Dress <[email hidden]> looking for trouble
> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
>
> > Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated
> > tubes of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them.
> > I would love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving.
> > There were a half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that
> > stuck in my mind.
> >
> > Anyone?
> >
> > Carol
>
> Remind me in the spring to send you some fresh. If you can figure a
> way to freeze it, let me know. I don't much like the stuff but it
> is good in a lot of things I make.
>
> Michael <- really wishes spring was here

I can get fresh cilantro at the grocery store year round......

but it's one of the few herbs I just cannot abide. ;-)

Shaved soap anyone? <lol>

first few times I've had it I was totally reminded of soap. I've
slowly come to appreciate it, but I'll never love it completely

I'm with you. I do not like cilantro. I've become accustomed to it, slowly.

Michael

I won't. No way, no how! :-P

Central Market carries a bunch of fresh herbs every year, all year, and
I'm now making good use of my greenhouses! We've had 2 hard freezes now
and I sill have 2 pots of live basil in Greenhouse #3. :-)

The rest of the "harder" herbs in the herb garden are ok, even with the
coating of ice they got the other night. Dittany, rosemary, sage, thyme
and mexican oregano...

I've been getting HUGE bunches of fresh dill from the oriental market
for 99 cents per bunch, then drying that in the dehydrator and storing
it in glass. I pretty much use that mostly for fish and other seafood,
and sometime steamed veggies.
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Quoted message said:

Last time we went shopping, we found a display of refrigerated tubes
of various herbs. I'm wondering if anyone has tried them. I would
love to have cilantro on hand for when I get a craving. There were a
half dozen other varieties, but this is the one that stuck in my mind.

Anyone?

Carol

Remind me in the spring to send you some fresh. If you can figure a way
to
freeze it, let me know. I don't much like the stuff but it is good in a
lot of things I make.

Michael <- really wishes spring was here

I can get fresh cilantro at the grocery store year round......

but it's one of the few herbs I just cannot abide. ;-)

Shaved soap anyone? <lol>
--
Om.

I think rosemary taste like soap.

Lynne

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The Bubbo said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

We've discussed cilantro many times here. :-)
The love/hate of it seems to be very much genetic...

Kinda like Asparagus pee. <lol>

Similar issue.

um...are you trying to tell me that some people are genetically predisposed to
loving asparagus pee?

<lol> No...
It seems that the ability to SMELL asparagus pee is genetic. ;-)

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weird....I mean I understand asparagus pee, maybe I am a
little curius about it, but I don't think I could ever love it.

I hate the smell.
Some people can't smell it.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson