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Oven Drying Method
Wash and gently spin dry the fresh Dill sprigs.
Pick out the discolored leaves and woody stems.
Preheat your oven to lowest temperature setting.
Chop or clip herbs into 1/4" pieces or so onto parchment lined cookie sheet or leave the fronds whole an spread evenly over parchment paper.
Place in oven on evenly spaced racks for 2 or so hours or until Dill crumbles easily between your fingers. Drying times may vary according climate conditions and relative humidity, so start checking after 30 minutes or so and then every 15 minutes to test the dryness. Once the delicate leaves feel dry and flake easily, remove from oven and let cool.
Gather up the parchment paper into a funnel and place smallest end over the mouth of a clean, completely dry jar or vacuum sealer pouch and seal tightly.
Harvesting Dried Dill Seeds
Clip the seed heads from the mature dill plant as soon as you notice that the flower heads starting to set seeds. Seeds usually mature rather quickly, so act soon.
Gather the clipped seed heads into loose bundles and secure with a rubber band.
Cover the seed pod bundles with paper bags and hang upside down to dry. The seeds should separate from the seed heads within a few weeks.
Shake the dried pod bags to loosen any other seeds and pour into a small spice container for future use.
These seeds can be used in cooking or planted in the ground for your next crop, as long as they are heirloom seeds.*preservingyourharvest*
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