What Is Lemon Thyme?

Lemon thyme is a plant of the Labiatae family. Produced in New Zealand. Reproductive cultivation: sowing, branching or cutting propagation. Planting should not be too dense, pay attention to drainage in the rainy season. Garden application: short plants, luxuriant branches and leaves, strong cover; suitable as border material for flower borders, or as ground cover plants, or for rock gardens.

Subshrub, about 20 cm high, with scented plants. Stem base creeping, upper erect, much branched. Leaves opposite, oval, fragrant. Flower head, small dense flowers, pink, fuchsia, corolla lip-shaped. Flowering from June to August ^[1]

place of origin:

Tea making, frying, grilling, stewing, raw food, pastries, pickles, sauces.

1. full daylight

2. Outdoor cultivation;

3. The topsoil should be dry before being wetted;

4. Place in a dry environment;

5. Regular topping to promote lateral shoots;

6. Fertilize once every 2-3 months.

1. The leaves are speckled and lemony;

2. Full-day plant

3. The flowering period is from late spring to summer;

4. Pruning in summer.

Aromatherapy

2. Can help digestion and restore physical strength;

3. Egg and meat dishes;

4. It has antitussive and expectorant effects;

5. Manufacture vanilla oil and vanilla vinegar;

6. Sterilization, antiseptic, and fishy smell.

Because of its bactericidal effect, thyme is widely used in various cough and phlegm medicines, throat sugar, syrup, mouthwash, toothpaste or added to various external ointments for anti-inflammatory and itching. In the past when there was no refrigerator, marinated meat was often added with thyme to take its antibacterial and antiseptic function, and it could add aroma. The thyme-marinated meat is paired well with tomatoes. As a seasoning for fruit juice, it also goes well with pineapple juice and orange juice. For a single product, it is recommended to use ground scent or lemon thyme.

The mummies unearthed in the Egyptian pyramids found that people 5000 years ago knew how to use thyme to protect the mummies. The bactericidal and antiseptic effect of thyme is mainly because it contains thymol. Therefore, no matter what kind of thyme is, as long as the thyme is stronger, the sterilizing and antiseptic effect is more significant.

Lemon thyme is less medicinal and has less medicinal and bactericidal functions. It is usually used only as a food spice, and because of its bright streaks, it is the most ornamental value of all thyme. Although it is an upright thyme, it will often fall down if it is not well lit, or when the plant is too tall without proper trimming. It is often mistaken for creeping plants.

Macula lemon thyme is a relatively hardy variety. Because it has three colors, matching colors in the garden works well. In terms of growth potential, macular species have poor heat resistance, cold resistance, and disease resistance, white spot species is the second, green reducing species is the best, and the yield is the largest. If it is to be economically cultivated and supplied to the food industry or restaurant, it should be Choose green thyme lemon.

Materials: 200mL milk, 1 tablespoon lemon balm (chopped fresh leaves), 2 tablespoons lemon thyme (chopped fresh leaves), 250g flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 80g butter, 150g brown sugar, 2 eggs, lemon Peel (peeled off with a peeler) 1 tablespoon, appropriate amount of decorative flowers (edible flowers such as pansy, northeastern pansy, forget-me-not, lettuce, cherry blossoms, etc.) Grass icing, 2 lemon juices, 2 cups of frosting, 4 lemon verbena (fresh leaves).

method:

1. Heat the milk in a pan. Add the vanilla and soak it for at least 15 minutes (be careful not to boil).

2. Mix the sifted flour and baking powder into a bowl.

3. In a separate bowl, stir the butter and brown sugar to a creamy state and add the beaten eggs and lemon zest.

4. Alternately add 1 and 3 into 2 and stir.

5. Pour 4 into the mold and preheat the oven to 190 ° C for 40 minutes.

6. Put the lemon juice, frosting and lemon verbena into the bowl and stir well.

7. Apply 6 to the baked cake while it is still hot, and finally decorate with edible flowers and lemon thyme, and decorate with flowers and herbs: take an egg white, mix with 1 tablespoon of rose water, and apply with a brush Decorate the surface of flowers and grass, sprinkle with sugar and dry in a ventilated place ^[2] .