Ah ha, I'll add comfrey next time!
I had a great time making it tonight and I think it turned out just fine. Feels great. Smells great. BUt...I did end up adding peppermint. Asked dh to hand me the lavendar on the counter and didn't doublecheck him. Whoops
But, now for the questions...
So, you would make a separate maceration of comfrey? Then, would you add 1T of each maceration?
When making the maceration, is it 1c. of fresh herbs? I pressed down a c. of fresh ch.weed.
So, then, I crockpotted all day long and poured the olive oil & herb mix into a jar.
I was supposed to strain the herbs out, right?
I can do that tomorrow. Now, if I have extra oil leftover, how long will that store? (not in the frig, right?)
I couldn't find ANY chamomile at the store so used clary sage & geranium instead. What do you think?
And...
a friend many states away would love to try this but has no chickweek. (wow!) Would it be okay to dry some and mail it to her in a ziploc? How to dry; ie. on low in the oven? I suppose I could pick the stems off, wash/dry, and then dry 1 cup and she'd just add that amount to the crockpot?
So, even though it still has the chickweed in it
it seems wonderful. Now, I'll just make another batch to use during the day.
THANK YOU
--Just ocurred to me...do you mean plantain as in the weed that loves to grow in sidewalk cracks? I read your note quickly and thought of the banana type plant, but then realized we have wild plantain here. Would you suggest mixing comfrey & plantain leaves?