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Herb of the Week: Sage
Trying to get back on track here at my little "Home Sweet Blog"
So......here we go:
Sage Salvia
There are reported to be 800+ species of the herb, Salvia or commonly known- Sage. From the common Garden Sage that is a must for Cornbread Dressing here in the south, to the beautiful and fragrant Pineapple Sage, variety abounds when it comes to this genus.
With Thanksgiving coming, I thought we would focus on Garden Sage, or common sage. Salvia officinalis is a perennial herb that prefers a dry climate. It doesn't do very well in the typical hot and humid summers of my central Texas home; so we grow it as an annual.
The word sage comes from the Latin salvere- "to be well" or "to be saved", and was valued as a medicinal herb in days past.
Sage is singularly good for the head and the brain; it quickeneth the senses and memory, strengtheneth the sinews, restoreth health to those that hath the palsy, and takes away shaky trembling of the members. --John Gerard
Thanksgiving dinner just wouldn't be the same with out lots of rubbed sage. Here in Texas, we make Cornbread Dressing, and my husband likes it with lots of sage and black pepper! Here's my version:
1 pan cornbread (without sugar please), crumbled 6-8 slices toast, crumbled 1 onion, chopped 2 stalks celery sliced thin 2 eggs broth from turkey, plus additional canned broth and/or water dried rubbed sage (a lot) freshly ground black pepper parsley to taste (optional) salt to taste
Mix together cornbread, bread crumbs, onion, celery, eggs and enough broth to make it really soupy. Stir in sage, pepper, salt and parsley to taste. For us that means almost an entire spice bottle of sage, lots of pepper and several tablespoons of dried parsley. Place this in a large baking pan and bake at 350 until cooked thru and beginning to brown around the edges. Serve with homemade cranberry sauce, and hot rolls. Turkey is optional
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