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Pesto
I harvested our basil yesterday- 6 lbs. It took 2.5 hours to defoliate enough stems to make 6 pints of pesto. The rest got hung to dry. I suspect quite a bit of the weight came from the African Blue's stems, which were like wood.
The Red Rubin (purple) made some unappetizing-looking pesto and the African Blue, which had a purplish tint to the leaves, made a gorgeous bright green pesto. I had a mixture on some pasta for dinner and it was delicious.
Pesto
I harvested our basil yesterday- 6 lbs. It took 2.5 hours to defoliate enough stems to make 6 pints of pesto. The rest got hung to dry. I suspect quite a bit of the weight came from the African Blue's stems, which were like wood.
The Red Rubin (purple) made some unappetizing-looking pesto and the African Blue, which had a purplish tint to the leaves, made a gorgeous bright green pesto. I had a mixture on some pasta for dinner and it was delicious.