The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
August 4th : HERBS FOR WINTER USE
At this season you can procure the following herbs: knotted marjoram, winter savory, summer savory, thyme, lemon and orange thyme, chevril and burnet: let these be well dried, take the leaves from the stalks, and press them closely together, then wrap them in stout paper, having the name of each written on the outside.
Herbs preserved in a compact form will retain their flavour for two or three years; but if merely kept in loose bundles, as is the usual method, they soon loose their fragrance. Orange and elderflowers may be preserved in the same manner, though it is best to distil them whilst quite fresh. Basil is not in a state for drying till the latter end of August.