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    May 04, 2022 4 minutes

    Make a rustic herb-drying rack

    Summer is a season of abundance. Many culinary and medicinal herbs are now at their peak, ready to be harvested and hung to dry for use in the months to come. Fresh willow stems dried inside a circular object will harden into circles, which is perfect for making herb-drying racks that are not only beautiful but movable as well.

    You will need:

    • 1 fresh young willow rod, about 1m (3 ft) long
    • saucepan, 20-30cm (8-12in) in diameter (or however large you’d like your rack to be)
    • string

    1 Coil the willow rod inside the saucepan and leave to dry in a warm place for up to a

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