Skip to main content
Skip to main content

Hot on HuffPost Food:

See More Stories
Tell us what you think for a chance at $1000!


Rosemary Scented Salt - Gift of the Day

jar of rosemary salt
All month long, we'll be featuring homemade gifts and treats that you can create for your friends and family this holiday season. Today's offering is a jar of rosemary scented kosher salt and it couldn't be easier to make. Fill a canning jar half full with kosher salt and then tuck several sprigs of fresh rosemary down into the salt. Fill the jar the rest of the way up and then let it sit at least overnight (but a week or so is even better). Prior to gifting, remove the original rosemary and pop in some fresh sprigs to ensure maximum scent.

When you go to wrap the jars, tie an additional sprig of fresh rosemary on with a ribbon or some twine to make it even prettier.

gift of the day badge

Filed Under: Holidays
Tags: christmas, edible gifts, EdibleGifts, gift of the day, holiday gifts, homemade gifts, rosemary salt

Sponsored Links

Reader comments (Page 1 of 1)

dr.ellen

12-02-2008 @12:56PM dr.ellen said... Can you use dried rosemary? My rosemary plants went crazy this year and I had to bring them in and dry them before the snow ravaged them. I have tons of heavenly dried rosemary.
Reply

Luis Antonio

12-02-2008 @12:02PM Luis Antonio said... This is a great idea, a nice looking bowl, some salt and some herbage --> gifting on the cheap :)... although I'd give the first batch of rosemary a good beating with the back of a knife so you'll get maximum extraction.
Reply

Big John

12-02-2008 @12:54PM Big John said... I'm excited for this series, I might even make this on my own for myself!
Reply

Marisa McClellan

12-02-2008 @12:57PM Marisa McClellan said... Dr. Ellen, you could use dried rosemary, although you'd need to add a whole bunch more to get the same effect.
Reply

Henry Lumbard

12-02-2008 @6:38PM Henry Lumbard said... Does this flavor the salt or only give it scent?
Reply

Burk Murray

12-10-2008 @5:01PM Burk Murray said... Works even faster if you heat the salt in a saucepan first - there's no need to "age" it.

This stuff is outrageously good on Tuscan Potatoes: http://burkcooks.blogspot.com/2007/08/tuscan-potatoes.html
Reply

6 Comments / 1 Pages

Most Popular Stories

  • FDA Still Struggling to Define

    FDA Still Struggling to Define "Gluten-Free"Read More

  • This Omelet Recipe Is Written On the Egg Itself

    This Omelet Recipe Is Written On the Egg ItselfRead More

  • Why Jewish Food Disappoints

    Why Jewish Food DisappointsRead More

Latest Flickr Feed


Sponsored Links