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Bay Leaves

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  • katiepops_2
    katiepops_2 Posts: 359 Forumite
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    If you happen to be trimming your tree (mine is absolutely massive) ... chop off a bit of a branch to stick on your bbq - the branches smell absolutely gorgeously bay-ley-like!
  • 10past6
    10past6 Posts: 4,962 Forumite
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    Hello peeps :hello:

    This may seem a stupid question, but I've seen bags of bay leaf within the spices isle, what are bay leaf used for?
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  • Stephen_Leak
    Stephen_Leak Posts: 8,762 Forumite
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    It's a herb. (# I'm Bayleaf, I'm the gardener ... #)

    It's usually used for soups and stews, and usually used whole and removed from the dish before serving.
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  • hmkn
    hmkn Posts: 116 Forumite
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    Also very nice in rice pudding. Again, remove before serving.

    They are also supposed to deter creep crawlies from flour etc, but not tried that myself.

    HMK
  • katiesmummy
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    i always put a bay leaf in with spag bol.

    might be wrong, but i think they are used in some curries as well
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  • N9eav
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    Very useful in flavouring the white bechamel sauce you use in lasagne. Bearing in mind that most people buy the pre made jars.....
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  • Chris25
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    I use them in milk when making bread sauce or a white sauce for lasagne.


    *** bechamel - that's the word I was looking for :D ***
  • Penelope_Penguin
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    Stephen_Leak wrote: »
    I'm Bayleaf, I'm the gardener ...

    That's as maybe ;) I'm Dill the dog, I'm a dog named Dill. My tail I try to get, I've never caught it yet ..............:D :rotfl:

    Back on topic :o I add bayleaves to casseroles, and there's a prize at dinner for the person who wins them on their plate :rolleyes:

    I'll add this to the existing bay leaf thread so that you can browse other ideas.

    Penny. x
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  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    and I'm a very friendly lion called Parsley.......:D

    Bay leaves are my most used herb, probably because I have a flourishing bay growing just outside my back door.

    I put them in stews (especially beef), soups and any fish dish. They are really good with fish. Also as has been mentioned they are important along with peppercorns for infusing milk prior to making a bechamel sauce.
  • 10past6
    10past6 Posts: 4,962 Forumite
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    Well thankyou peeps :A

    I feel educated now :rotfl:
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