tag:www.barbarafeldman.com,2008://1/tag:blog.surfnetkids.com,2003://3.67- 2008-10-29T17:03:08Z Comments for Note to Self: Use Separate Bags for Apricots and Rosemary Welcome to my office. I am Barbara J. Feldman, syndicated newspaper columnist, online publisher, author, mother, wife and Net surfer supreme (not listed in order of importance, of course). Movable Type 4.1 tag:blog.surfnetkids.com,2003://3.67 2003-07-08T16:43:02Z 2006-06-08T20:16:36Z Note to Self: Use Separate Bags for Apricots and Rosemary Unlike some who claim they learned all of life's important lessons in kindergarten, I learned something new yesterday: When harvesting fresh rosemary and sweet apricots, use two ... http://www.surfnetkids.com Unlike some who claim they learned all of life's important lessons in kindergarten, I learned something new yesterday: When harvesting rosemary and apricots, use two separate bags.

Fresh apricots are amazingly delicious, but it is very confusing to the palate when they smell of rosemary.

]]> tag:blog.surfnetkids.com,2003://3.67-comment:96 Comment from Dave Taylor on 2003-07-08 Dave Taylor http://www.intuitive.com/blog/ On the other hand, I found out yesterday (in BusinessWeek perhaps?) that basil has some mold-resisting properties that mean it helps fruits stay fresh longer when they're in bags. Apparently companies are extracting the specific properties of basil and are going to be designing a new type of plastic wrap / bags that include this useful capability. I'm not 100% sure, but I do know that I wouldn't want my apricots to taste like basil any more than rosemary! :-)

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