Turn one supermarket basil plant…
…into all these!
Then make yourself a delicious Stoots Basil Smash
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INSTRUCTIONS
- Split up a supermarket basil plant (this will work for other supermarket herbs as well)
- Carefully replant into individual pots
- Harvest leaves from the tops to encourage bushy growth
- Water in the morning (they don’t like having wet roots at night!)
For more information on growing basil visit the RHS
STOOTS BASIL SMASH
The Basil Smash is quite a famous cocktail (I didn’t make it up!)
- Smash a handful of basil leaves with 1 tbs caster sugar (I don’t have a pestle and mortar so I just use a wooden spoon and sturdy glass!)
- Add a glug of vodka or gin
- Add the juice of half a fresh lemon
- Pop in some ice
- Cheers! 🍸
And apparently the basil in your drink could also be giving you many, many additional benefits….
- Reduce memory loss associated with stress and ageing
- Reduce depression related to chronic stress
- Reduce stroke damage and support recovery, whether given before or right after a stroke
- Improve fasting blood sugar, cholesterol and triglycerides
- Reduce blood pressure in people with hypertension
- Relax blood vessels and thin your blood, similar to aspirin
- Protect against aspirin’s damage to your gut, particularly preventing ulcers
- Prevent certain cancers, including of the breast, colon and pancreas
- Increase mental alertness when inhaled as aromatherapy
- Inhibit the growth of bacteria that cause dental decay
- Improve food safety if integrated into food packaging by manufacturers
- Provide an alternative to antibiotics for infectious diseases, including combating antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria
- Repel insects, such as mosquitos and ticks
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