Oh, yeah.I have this huge bottle of homemade peppermint extract. It's mostly a set it and forget it DIY project.Īs in, "oh gosh it's already the end of November and I don't know what I'm going to do for holiday gifts. Perhaps the best thing about DIY mint extract is the prep time.
Naturally, I reached a point where the mint needed using up, and I wanted to plan ahead for homemade holiday gifts. These days I don't drink as much (hardly at all, really), but I still love tinkering with DIY projects like homemade vanilla extract. I made martinis with blueberry vodkaand lemonade, strawberry basil cocktails, and even mojitos. It all started when I used to make homemade cocktails back in Kansas City from the fresh herbs on my deck. Obviously, I am a very motivated, Type-A person in my head. I've been meaning to make my own peppermint extract for, gosh, the last five years at least.
#Homemade mint extract free
Add light or dark rum for an alcoholic version, or keep it liquor free for a refreshing summer beverage.Īnd at the end of the season when your plant is still overflowing, you have an easy way to preserve the bright, minty flavors for the wintertime: make peppermint extract. If you haven't tried a mojito (even a mocktail version), please, please, please remedy that.Īll it takes is mint leaves, lime wedges, cane sugar (or homemade simple syrup) and soda water. Having your own mint plant has other perks: namely mojitos. Just don't do it in the grocery store by all the other herbs. It makes your breath smell nice and is an instant pick-me-up. So much so that I even pick the leaves and chew on them. That's all I ask.īecause I like having fresh mint on hand. It has still not reached its former glory, but it's producing mint. I picked away the dead leaves, tended it with daily waterings, and it started to come back within the next month. After my vacation.not so much. Yet, somehow it survived nearly two weeks without any water. Before my trip to Europe, mint tendrils were flowing out of the container every which way. My apple mint plant also enjoyed a comeback this year. Until the birds and squirrels ate them all! At least something enjoyed them. It not only survived, but gave me quite a bit of fruit this summer. Come wintertime, I brought it inside and managed to keep it alive until late spring by giving it a bit of water and what little light filtered through our blinds. Last summer I had one cherry tomato plant that only bore 2-3 tomatoes, so I thought it was a dud. My little balcony faces Northeast, so is not in an ideal location for gardening. Before I left for my trip abroad in early July, the few houseplants I owned were flourishing.
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