{"id":36962,"date":"2025-01-17T16:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T23:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=36962"},"modified":"2025-05-26T16:41:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T23:41:57","slug":"mint-extract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=36962","title":{"rendered":"Mint Extract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-36963\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mint-Extract.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mint-Extract.jpg 720w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mint-Extract-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mint-Extract-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mint-Extract-405x270.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/>Mint Extract<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 cup mint leaves (de-stemmed)<\/p>\n<p>1 \u00bd cups vodka (or substitute bourbon or rum)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wash leaves and pat dry. Remove leaves from stem and set aside. Place leaves in a jar and mash them lightly so they will release their oils. Pour alcohol over the leaves. Using a spoon, mash the leaves down until completely covered. Cover jar with a tight-fitting lid and store in a dark cabinet for 3-4 weeks, shaking occasionally. When the extract has reached the depth of flavor that you prefer, strain the leaves from the extract. Store extract in either a dark container or in a dark cabinet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mint Extract &nbsp; 1 cup mint leaves (de-stemmed) 1 \u00bd cups vodka (or substitute bourbon or rum) &nbsp; Wash leaves and pat dry. Remove leaves from stem and set aside. Place leaves in a jar and mash them lightly so they will release their oils. Pour alcohol over the leaves. Using a spoon, mash the leaves down until completely covered. Cover jar with a tight-fitting lid and store in a dark cabinet for 3-4 weeks, shaking occasionally. When the extract&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=36962\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[160,119],"class_list":["post-36962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-condiments-extras","tag-diy","tag-herb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36962"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36964,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36962\/revisions\/36964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}