If you like stuffing, sage is a great herb to use for flavoring the dish and thanksgiving is just around the corner. Its also good in beef stew. You can dry sage by tying it into bundles and hanging upside down to dry. Once dry it can be used in cooking or for potpourri.

sage isn't an herb i like to use in cooking much... except in turkey stuffing. but it's a hardy plant... can easily survive typical NJ winter (if in a slightly sheltered spot) and come back strong in spring. i would probably cut the plant WAY back, tie/wire into little bundles and make a wreath. even if you never cooked with it, just touching would send that fragrance out.

many years ago, sil gave me a gorgeous bay leaf wreath for Christmas. would have been YEARS of cooking. it eventually turned brown, but hung on my kitchen wall for years. even though brown, those leaves had a lot of flavor.

You can use some for your turkey dressing. It's also very good with pork.

I rinse my hair after shampooing with a tea made from dried sage. It makes my hair very shiny and smooth.

Bobbi, there are quite a number of websites on the topic of crafty ideas for sage and other herbs.

You can also offer bundles on Craig's list or Nextdoor neighborhood site, if you belong. I notice members in my neighborhood giving away bundles of herbs all the time.

Make small bundles and dry. Once dry it keeps a LONG time. I store mine stripped off the stems in a glass jar.

You can make a tea with it, and gargle while it is as hot as you can stand it for a sore throat. Sell it on craigslist or nextdoor. :)

Moni

I like fried sage like this:

http://www.domenicacooks.com/recipes/fried-sage-leaves/

Our local food pantry grows herbs, and harvests / packages it as something those using the pantry can select. Wish they'd save some for us volunteers! :)

I freeze it and other fresh herbs before the snow flies.

Like Moni said...on Nextdoor someone was selling sage sticks for smudging $20 each! (and it grows wild in the woods behind my house)

I wonder, maybe someone knows ... can sage be used to discourage ants? Bay leaves are supposed to, so I drop a few in my pantry & cupboards every so often. Sage is similarly "smelly" to me, so maybe it would be effective. At any rate, it would leave a nice smell.

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Loved your title! Made me smile :)

Here is something you and the children can make since you like the scent.

I have an abundance of sage, so I'm going to try some of the suggestions.

Wow! I never knew there were so many uses. Being new at this, I didn't realize sage would come back next year. I should make up some smudge sticks for evil spirits and Jillian wants to make a wreath for her room and one for her grandma. Thanks for the ideas everyone.