I've been growing and using herbs for more than 35 years. Annie's Alternative Drying and Freezing Methods Drying Basil (including leaves of many other leafy herbs) **** It's best to do small batches at a time **** 1. Lay plain white paper towels on cookie sheets; 2. Remove Basil leaves from stems for optimal drying; 3. Lay leaves on paper towels - don't overlap them. 4. place another paper towel over the leaves; 5. Place in warm, dark, dry place for two days (I use my oven - do not turn it on. There is no need to do so) 6. In a couple of days, check the leaves for dryness. They should be crunchy enough to crumble. Some will dry faster than others. Turn them over if they are not completely dry. This method does not require my attention. Leaves stay clean and I don't have to do anything to them. Nature takes care of it all by herself. When they are completely dry, store in clean, dry ZipLoc-type bags or in recycled spice bottles. Mark the bags or containers with the name of the herb and the date using a permanent ink marker. You may not remember what's in them later or when you dried them. I keep mine in plastic zip bags stored in a big plastic tubs with lids in my kitchen pantry, just like I do all my spices. With this method, the herbs retain more of their oils and colour. (It is the oils in herbs and spices that makes them so good and valuable) I use this method for all my edible, and medicinal herbs. Some of the Edibles include: Parsley, Basil, Sage, Thyme, Oregano, Marjoram, Chives, Lavender, Rosemary, Mint, Dill Weed, French Tarragon, Lemon Balm, Bay Leaves, Lemon Grass, and etc., as well as herbs seeds, such as Dill, Cumin, Caraway, Coriander, and Fennel. It's a good way to dry hot peppers too. They usually dry in a day or two unless it is humid or there is rainy weather. * Drying them insures that in case the power goes out and your freezer stuff thaws and ruins, you will still have fresh dried herbs to use. For Herb crafting, I secure small bunches of herbs with small rubber bands and hang then upside down in a cool, dim lit place to dry where they get plenty of air circulation. If I am saving the seeds I tie a paper sack over each bunch until they drop all their seeds (like Breadseed Poppy, Coriander, Dill, & etc. seeds), and then remove the bags. Store herbs for crafting in bags away from direct sunlight where they will stay cool and dry until ready to use. Plastic tubs with lids make great storage containers for brittle, fragile dried herbs. Store seeds as per the edible leaves. Annie's Frozen Basil: Place whole basil leaves (Sage, Cilantro, etc.) in a plastic zipper bag. Add a few drops of Olive Oil, enough to coat the leaves. Gently message the bag to coat all the leaves. Spread them on a pie tin or cookie sheet covered with waxed paper or plastic wrap and freeze; Remove from the tin and place in bags and put back into the freezer. (Be sure to mark them with the date and name of contents.) Freezing them this way alllows for each leaf to be removed intact whenever you need them and they won't stick together, so you can have whole leaves if you need them whole. I usually just freeze them in the oiling bag like they are. I don't care if they come out whole or in pieces when I cook with them. Again, make sure you mark them with a permanent ink marker. Don't rely on your memory to know what's in the bags. They won't look like Basil much after they are frozen. :) I also make Pestos with my Basils and Sages, freeze them in ice cube trays and then bag them up for later use. This way I have fresh tasting herbs to enjoy all winter long. ~ sweetannie4u

Since you might throw it away anyway, why not try my old standby tool? A bar of lava soap on a wet used kitchen scrubber, (the green kind). Used because it is less abrasive. Or use a wet cloth first and rub the bar of lava soap and then attack the stain with light pressure. Lava's pumice has cleaned many things for me and doesn't seem to scratch if I am gentle. My son said they cleaned the boards at school and then applied a car wax after the board was dry. His job is to remove all his junk from our board and do this but that has not happened yet. But then it has only been a week.....

I know this happened already. But what you could have done (since it happened to me) and is much more effective is if you wrapped a wet paper towel around a dry eraseR so ur hand doesnt touch the eraser part. Make sure the towel is not covering the back part of the eraser, where as the towels only use is to protect your hands from getting dirty. Then wet the area where the marker on the board is, then use the BACK end of the eraser to literally, and easily, scrub the perm marker off the board. The back parts of an eraser that work best are the erasers in which the back end is used form the same material that corks for wine bottles are used. These are very popular. Alot of them are called Expo erasers. BE SURE THE AREA IS VERY WET, THE WETTER THE BETTER! I got off so much perm marker in a matter of seconds doing this. Also, scrub VERY hard until you hear a screachy sound from the eraser's back end rubbing on the wet board.

I know the original question is from a long time ago, but I just ran into the same problem. I found a solution, I took nail polish remover, and it instantly came off my fridge! If regular nail polish remover doesn't work, use pure acetone polish remover, I even removed permanent marker from surfaces with that. You can get it at Sally's Beauty. Also, the dry and erase marker on my fridge was JUST put on so it may have helped, but on another forum I seen that if you use Mr.Clean Dry Eraser and soak it in nail polish remover it'll come right off. Hope this helps anyone else freaking out! I know I was, the fridge is just over a week old.