Try something new! Our featured spice for the month of November is Ground Sage. You’re welcome to pick up a Spice Club kit beginning Friday November 8th at 10am. The kit will contain:
- a sample of the spice
- recipe cards
- history of the spice
- a list of cookbooks you can check out from the library
Spice Club kits go fast! Unable to make it in time to grab one of your own? Try out a recipe! The recipes included in the kit are linked below.
Sage Quick Facts
- Sage is also called common sage or garden sage, and it is a part of the mint family.
- Sage is native to the Mediterranean region and can be used fresh or dried as a flavoring in many foods, but specifically in stuffings for poultry or pork and in sausages.
- Some varieties are also grown simply because of their attractive flowers.
- Sage is a perennial plant and grows to be about 2 feet tall. It has oval leaves that are typically wrinkled, downy, and gray-green or whitish-green in color. “The flowers are borne in spikes and feature tubular two-lipped corollas that are attractive to a variety of pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. The flowers can be purple, pink, white, or red and produce nutlet fruits.”
- Tea brewed from sage leaves has been used as a slightly stimulant tonic for centuries—during medieval times, it was thought to strengthen memory and encourage wisdom.
Questions about Spice Club? Contact Ashley at 315-785-7714 or send her an email.