Originally Posted by raygrogan

I started like you, finding a neighbor's rosemary, now grow my own. Best use if I have lots is meatloaf, which I wrap up in banana leaves to cook. Between the banana leaves and the loaf are 6" sprigs of rosemary. When done, the twigs come off, along with most of the leaves. People started liking the leaves, then eating the straight rosemary leaves off the twigs. Somehow cooking it (or boiling in grease and salt ...) mellows it out. I used to hate rosemary after somebody put too much in something, but now like it.