Post #287218 by GentleHangman on Wed, Feb 21, 2007 3:11 PM

You can bruise the mint without 'damaging' the pretty presentation of the mint.

I didn't mean to imply that I didn't know how to gently encourage flow of essential oils without visual damage . . . I just choose not to. I find that the aroma of the fresh mint leaves is just fine "as is".