I used 4 oz. of grapeseed oil and about 1.5-2 oz of spearmint/peppermint. I slow cooked it in my crock pot for 3 hours on the lowest setting, and stirred it every 15-20 minutes. Now, after it's all said and done, how come the oil doesn't smell like mint?
2007-01-15 16:38:07 · 4 answers · asked by rhiamon 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ok, the leaves were freshly dried leaves. :)
2007-01-16 17:45:45 · update #1
leave it in there at room temperature for a few WEEKS - and pack it so that the herb is PACKED. You haven't had enough time, or enough of the herb.
Or you can cut to the chase and add a few drops of essential oil.
Thats the quick easy way.
2007-01-15 16:41:36 · answer #1 · answered by freshbliss 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hmm...did you use fresh or dried mint? And did you bruise the leaves well first if it was fresh? I normally use fresh herbs with bruised leaves for infusions, though some people say you get better results from dried (I don't like straining the bits out).
2007-01-16 00:41:58 · answer #2 · answered by angk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
was it a liquid mint or real mint? If it was real mint leaves you need to crush the leaves in some kind of bowl and then put them in.
2007-01-16 00:40:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i would also say the alchol is much more efficient for essential oil extraction
2007-01-16 00:42:15 · answer #4 · answered by harro_06 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋