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What can I do with an overabundance of chives?

Asked by LuckyGuy (43867points) May 8th, 2020

There’s an old saying: Waste not. Want not.

I don’t want to waste them but, damn!, I sure have a lot. We planted some in two gardens about 10 years ago and they did very well. They flowered and went to seed and spread and now I have more chives than Whole Foods! They even formed different species that I call: thin, regular, and wide.
There is no way I can keep up with the production.
I’ve put them in my eggs, on my bagels, in tuna, in salads, but every day I am blessed with more.
(Of course I can spray them with Roundup and end it but that would be a tragic waste.)
Insects don’t seem to bother it. Even the deer don’t eat it.

Are there any creative recipe ideas?
What else can I do with them?

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10 Answers

jca2's avatar

I wonder if they would ship well. Not that I want any, but if they ship well, you may have friends elsewhere that would like some. That would require you having to pay for shipping, but they would probably go ok in a regular envelope if you put them in a sandwich baggy first.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

Chop them and dehydrate them. Lowest temp on your oven, place on paper towel on cookie sheet. They need to be dry dry dry.

chyna's avatar

@Tropical_Willie Then what does he do with them?

LuckyGuy's avatar

I’d certainly be willing to dig up some and send them off to anyone. I’d put them in a resealable plastic bag and mail them inside a small, flat rate, priority mail box.
I hope that would not violate any local laws.

Dehydrating would make them last a long time. I could use some as a cooking spice.

KNOWITALL's avatar

Crumble over baked potatoes, mashed, etc… I use them in all my oriental dishes and stir-fry’s. Add to cheese balls or party wraps (cream cheese wraps.) Salads, soups, egg sandwiches, omelettes. There’s just no limit, basically anything you’d use scallions/ green onions in. Yum, lucky duck!

JLeslie's avatar

You can freeze them. I don’t remember if it’s best to add water or straight into the freezer.

You can use chives on potatoes, iin omelettes, potato soup, seafood bisque, and also some Asian dishes.

AshlynM's avatar

Ontop of baked potatoes, ramen, and even homemade pizza.

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

This is all I found: https://www.verywellfit.com/chive-benefits-side-effects-and-preparations-4178968
Maybe you could produce a homemade wormer for people. Richard lll could’ve used some, I’ve read.Fun fact, right there!

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

Sing a happy song! That’s what you do!
ChiveTalkin

LuckyGuy's avatar

Update:
Some of the chives have blossomed and I now have lots of the edible purple flowers. Lots!
This morning I had a bagel with Brie and garnished it with a flower. It looked great – like something from a magazine. Taste was good – as expected. Anything with Brie is delicious.

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