You can purchase either seeds or young plants at a garden center. Sage can be planted in a garden or potted. When the plants have matured, cut young, tender stems with small leaves from the sage plant with a pair of garden scissors. Rinse the sage stems under cool, clean running water. Pat dry with a paper towel. Use your fingers to remove the sage leaves from the stem. Use the whole leaves or chop them into smaller pieces, depending on the recipe's instructions. If you cut more sage than you can use, store whole sprigs in a glass of water in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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One-sentence summary -- Grow the sage. Harvest the sage. Clean the sage. Separate the leaves from the stem. Add the sage to your dish. Store excess sage.

thoroughly in cold water and pat them dry. Hold the mushrooms under cool running water and wash a few at a time, massaging away bits of dirt with your fingers. You can also place the mushrooms in a colander and rinse them all at once. Pat them dry with a paper towel. Button and cremini mushrooms are more sturdy, but be extra careful when working with lion's mane, enoki, and oyster mushroomswash these varieties while they're still attached to the larger base and then pull them off and wash them again, if necessary. Let them cool off on the kitchen counter while you clean up the kitchen or do something else for a while. The mushrooms are ready for freezing when they're cool to the touch. Cooling them is important before putting them in the freezer because the heat may cause other items in the freezer to partially thaw and refreeze. Place the container toward the back of the freezer because that area experiences fewer temperature changes when the door is opened. They'll keep for up to 1 year.
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One-sentence summary -- Wash the mushrooms Allow the mushrooms to cool for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Store the container of mushrooms in your freezer for up to 1 year.

Once your car crosses a national border, it becomes a national law enforcement issue as well as a local police issue. This is especially important if you recover the car yourself, because you may be detained at the border. Notify the local police department as soon as your car is recovered. They may have an officer come and meet you at the border to process the recovery of the car. At the border, let the border agents know that your car was reported stolen and has been recovered. Provide identification as well as proof of ownership to ensure you aren't detained any longer than necessary, or that your car is not impounded. If the police find your car, they'll take it to the impound lot for processing. To get your car out of impound, you'll have to provide proof of ownership and pay impound fees, which may be several hundred dollars. The detective who found your car will give you a phone number for the impound lot to which your car was towed. Call them ahead of time and find out how much you owe in towing and impound fees, and what methods of payment are accepted. Ask if the car is in drivable condition. Otherwise, you may need to make arrangements to have a tow truck meet you at the impound lot so you can get your car to a mechanic. As soon as possible after you hear from the detective that your car has been recovered, call your adjustor. They will update your claim and let you know what you need to do if your car is damaged. Typically the insurance company will tell you to take your car to a mechanic to get it inspected, even if there doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the car. Take them up on this, otherwise you may end up paying out of pocket if a problem occurs later, even if it happened as a result of damage from the theft. Use a flashlight, and look all through the interior of your car, between and under seats, and in all storage compartments. Look for items that do not belong to you, which may be evidence of another crime. If you find anything that doesn't belong to you, notify police immediately. Don't touch it or move it, and don't move your car until police come and process the evidence. Even if there doesn't appear to be any damage done to your car, it's a good idea to take it to a mechanic for an inspection. There may be damaged parts that won't affect how the car runs until later. Mechanics will inspect your car thoroughly and provide a written estimate of repairs to be completed. If you're paying for repairs yourself, you can choose which you want to do now and which you want to save for later. The mechanic will tell you which repairs must be done immediately. When repairs are coming out of your own pocket, you may want to get more than one estimate so you can make sure you're getting the best deal. If repairs are being covered by your insurance, go through the estimate and be honest about any problems that your car had before the wreck. For example, if the mechanic has included repairing scratches to the paint on a door, but you know the scratches have been there for months, let them know that doesn't fall under the insurance claim. It may seem like a minor thing, but letting insurance pay to repair something that wasn't part of your claim is insurance fraud.
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Contact national authorities if your car is recovered in another country. Retrieve your car from the police impound lot. Let your insurance company know your car has been recovered. Search the car's interior carefully. Get an estimate for repairs.