Rubbing strong smelling mint leaves on your skin helps to repel insects. Placed inside your home, it will keep ants away and repels mice and fleas. You can even rub it on your dog. T here are endless culinary uses for mint. Steep fresh citrus mint in teas, or make mint jelly and mint butter.
Chopped mint is also great on meat, fish, and vegetables and in salads and sauces.
Whatever your preference is, I hope you will try to incorporate mint into your cupboards and gardens. Cut the cantaloupe in half, remove seeds, scoop out flesh and put all of the ingredients in the food processor. Blend until smooth. Chill well and garnish with additional mint sprigs. Combine garlic, tomatoes, butter, lemon zest, salt and pepper in pasta serving bowl.