Sorry if I am at the worng location. My question is about cooking. Let me know if I need to move on.

[efhmc]

Am making a soup that calls for 1/4 tsp of dill. Well the fresh herbs I have now are basil. (because I remembered to bring it inside) oregano, tarragon, thyme, sage and bay but it is too cold here for dill now so what can I substitute? Internet says no flavor can substitute. Any ideas? It is 1/4 of a teaspoon for goodness sake.

[TwilightZone]

1. There's a Cooking and Baking group.

I'd suggest reposting your query there.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1157

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Cooking and Baking Group link

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1157

❤lmsp

[elleng]

3. Dill is Dill, I love it fresh.

Check with the 'pros' @ Cooking & Baking. (Tarragon might be a suitable substitute.)

[tanyev]

4. What kind of soup?

[efhmc]

8. It is called cauliflower and cheese. But it also contains potatoes and carrots which I

find strange., I had the recipe long ago but could not find it and so resurrected it from my daughter who had a very old sad copy. TGFTI. I found it a much better rendition from a lady from Manor Texas. I knew when I saw that that it was the real thing and it was.

[tanyev]

12. I would do tarragon or basil.

Won’t be the same as dill of course, but should still be delicious.

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. Dill is dill.

There is no substitute.

But, you can just omit it. Does it have to taste like dill? I would put some basil. It looks nice, and has a pleasant flavor.

That soup will be fine.

[efhmc]

9. Either omit it or maybe try tarrogon?

Basil to me is just too summery.

[msongs]

6. its a recipe. u can substitute anything you want spice-wise. nt

[efhmc]

11. You are right of course and it is such a small amount.

I bought a celery top plant (?) to add to my herbs collections but think it is too (who knew) celery like. It is tres French but am wondering why not just use celery tops.

[Vinnie From Indy]

7. Most every grocery store has dill.

Usually fresh, but almost certainly dried in the spice section.

[yellowdogintexas]

10. dill tends to retain its aroma and bright flavor even if dried

I have the luxury of three grocery stores with bulk spices so I can measure up what I need and put it in a little container when I get home. Saves TONS of money and they do not get stale

If you have a Sprouts in your area you can find bulk spices.

[efhmc]

17. I will be going into Austin at the end of the week and will get some dried dill.

Thank you so much for the suggestion.

[efhmc]

14. i know but if I buy dried dill, I will use this tiny amount and when spring comes I will have fresh

dill and what do I do with that dried stuff. I hate waste which means OMG, I will have to make pickles.

[Vinnie From Indy]

20. LOL!

That's the spirit!!!

[RockRaven]

13. I'd just make it without and then taste it. You'll have a better idea what does or doesn't go w/ it

once all the other ingredients are together. Maybe it will be plenty pleasing without any added herbs.

[efhmc]

15. I am sure you are right.

tasting it now and it is really kind of boring. I don't think it is the lack of dill.

[handmade34]

16. thyme

is my go to in soups when I need a little flavor

and if it doesn't offend, Worcestershire sauce can add some zing

[efhmc]

22. I have thyme in the garden. I will try it.

[efhmc]

26. Adding W sauce seems to have perked up my soup. Great suggestion.

For some reason dill does not grow well for me. An sad thing is that wild dill is taking over many native wild flower areas in Texas crowding out many native plants. The only positive thing I see happening is that very cold weather stops the wild dill and our unfortunate drought conditions seems to curtail it also. The native varieties adapt and continue on as they have done for hundreds, if not thousands of years.

[Mr.Bill]

18. If you have a jar of dill pickles in the refrigerator,

just use some of the liquid from that. I love dill on baked salmon and I have done that before when I didn't have any dill, and it worked very well.

[dweller]

19. If you can find dill seed

for cooking, not planting, and grind them it is very strong dill flavored.
+ it’s shelf stable

✌🏻

[Lady Freedom Returns]

21. This is The Lounge! We love food, alcohol, jokes....

Music, kitty cats, ect.

This Forum loves to party basically.

[efhmc]

23. Good to know and I thank everyone for the responses.

Nice to be a part of a community.

[GoneOffShore]

24. Fennel fronds. Or grind some fennel seeds.

[efhmc]

25. I use to have lots of fennel but it has disappeared.

To me fennel tastes like liquorice which i do not like, but I grow all the herbs I can.

[GoneOffShore]

28. I use the fennel bulb as an aromatic, same as celery.

It's also nice roasted with olive oil, or poached with butter and dry vermouth.

I'm not a fan of liquorice, but do like anise.

[PufPuf23]

27. Add a liquified in blender dill pickle in lieu of fresh or dry dill herb.

Perhaps the result will be uniquely tasty and then you would have your own secret recipe. Then it could suck too. One of many reasons why I am not a chef.

[Rabrrrrrr]

30. That's a really interesting and clever idea... one would get dill flavor, and also a bit of acidity

which might brighten the soup up a bit.

Hmmm.... something for me to remember in the future and see what it does.

[Rabrrrrrr]

29. Replace it with 3 Martinis at 5 pm.