# What to do with a ton of parsley **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-ton-of-parsley/580626 "2011-05-03T21:49:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-ton-of-parsley/580626/21 "2011-05-05T16:24:12Z")
> [@gallows\_fodder](#): > > Me too! Someone on this board once called it the placebo of the herb world – a very apt description. I find that interesting as, until relatively recently (until maybe my 20s), I absolutely _loathed_ parsley and could only tolerate it in small doses. The idea of parsley being a neutral herb (which is what I assume is meant by “placebo” in this context) still strikes me as odd, as–to me–it has a very distinct bitter grassy peppery flavor (at least the flat varieties.) I don’t think I’m odd in this account. When I was a kid, I don’t remember many kids who enjoyed parsley. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-ton-of-parsley/580626/22 "2011-05-05T16:28:24Z")
When life gives you parsley, make parsleyade. …yeah, I got nothin’. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-ton-of-parsley/580626/23 "2011-05-05T17:02:22Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I find that interesting as, until relatively recently (until maybe my 20s), I absolutely _loathed_ parsley and could only tolerate it in small doses. The idea of parsley being a neutral herb (which is what I assume is meant by “placebo” in this context) still strikes me as odd, as–to me–it has a very distinct bitter grassy peppery flavor (at least the flat varieties.) I don’t think I’m odd in this account. When I was a kid, I don’t remember many kids who enjoyed parsley. My family puts parsley in pretty much every savory dish conceivable, so it could be that I’m just inured to it. I once had a roommate who looked askance at my heavy use of parsley, so maybe it’s me (and whoever else called it a placebo). But I don’t think it tastes bitter at all – it tastes the way I hear cilantro lovers describe cilantro: fresh and green. I don’t like big mouthfuls of it (like tabouleh), though. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-ton-of-parsley/580626/24 "2011-05-05T17:15:42Z")
Try making green smoothies. Yes, they’re not for everyone but you can use a lot of it in that way. They’re basically a lot of greens blended with a couple of apples or pears and water. I like them but as I say, not everyone likes them. :: stern look at husband :: I can’t find the recipe I used last online, but it was basically romaine lettuce, celery, parsley and a couple pears. I’ve got the stuff at home to make another batch; this time I was going to try kale. Here are some [drug interactions](http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-792-PARSLEY.aspx?activeIngredientId=792&activeIngredientName=PARSLEY) with parsley; could be useful to read if you’re eating a lot of it. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-ton-of-parsley/580626/25 "2011-05-05T18:39:04Z")
Surprisingly, if you cut it and dry your parsley and put it in carefully measured amounts, say, 1/8 oz., into small plastic bags, and peddle it on a street corner at 2:00 a.m. or thereabouts, you can make a lot of money. Don’t ask me why. Just remember to wink when you say it’s parsley. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-ton-of-parsley/580626/26 "2011-05-05T18:59:29Z")
You can chop it up and put it in to little frozen cubes [like this company sells](http://www.dorot.co.il/?CategoryID=27&ArticleID=37). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-ton-of-parsley/580626.md?page=1)