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Bay Leaf, Whole, 1/4 LB.
Bay Leaf, Whole, 1/4 LB.
Bulk Herb Store

Bay Leaf, Whole, 1/4 LB.

Sale price $7.99
Description

Bay leaf is one of those powerhouse kitchen herbs that does its best work in the background. Drop a whole leaf into the stockpot, the bean pot, the Sunday roast, and let it steep its way through the long simmer. What you get back is a warm, slightly woodsy depth, a little floral around the edges, the kind of seasoning that makes a soup taste like it took all day (because it did).

Our whole bay leaves are culinary grade, dried to hold their flavor, and packed at our farm in the Ozarks. Reach for one or two leaves per pot of soup, stew, braise, or broth. Pull them out before you serve; they're meant to flavor, not to eat.

A small thing to keep on the spice shelf, but it packs a reputation with essential flavor. Stocks up nicely alongside the rest of our seasonings and spices.

How to Use

Drop one or two whole bay leaves into the pot at the start of cooking, soup, stew, beans, broth, braise, marinade, or a long-simmered sauce. The flavor unwinds slowly, so the longer it sits in the pot, the more you'll taste it. Remove the leaves before serving (they soften but stay tough, and they're meant to flavor the dish, not be eaten). One leaf is plenty for a small saucepan; two for a big stockpot. Store the rest in a tightly closed jar away from light and heat, and they'll hold their aroma for about a year.
Ingredients

Whole Bay Leaf (Laurus nobilis).
Precautions

Whole bay leaves stay tough even after a long simmer, so always remove them before serving. If you're sensitive to bay or taking medication for diabetes or blood thinning, check with your healthcare provider before adding them to your cooking routine.

A Note About Herbal Products
We love sharing traditional herbs, teas, and simple home goods for everyday living. The information on our website is offered for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.

Herbs can affect people differently, especially during pregnancy, nursing, childhood, illness, or when medications are involved. Please check with your own qualified healthcare provider before using any herbal product if you have questions about what is right for you.

Our products and educational content are meant to support informed, thoughtful choices — not to replace care from your doctor, midwife, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional.


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Shipping & Returns
A quick note before you check out: here's how we get your order from our farm to your front porch, and what to expect along the way.

When We Ship
We ship Monday through Thursday, holidays excepted. Most orders go out the door in 1 to 4 business days. During sales and the holiday rush we may run a little behind, and we appreciate your patience when that happens.

US Shipping Rates
Flat rate shipping is $8.50, and standard US shipping is on us for orders over $89. We send packages through USPS or UPS, and you'll get a tracking number by email the moment your order leaves the warehouse.

A small ask on delivery...
Please double-check your shipping address at checkout and make sure it's somewhere your package can land safely. Once your order is in the carrier's hands, lost, stolen, or misdelivered packages are out of our reach, and the carrier will be your best contact for tracking questions. Hold onto that tracking number, it's your lifeline if anything goes sideways in transit.

Fabric Orders
Because every fabric cut is made just for you, we're unable to accept fabric returns once it's been cut, shipped, washed, or worked with. We know that's a firmer line than we'd like to draw, and we wish we could be more flexible here, but cut yardage simply can't go back on the bolt for the next maker.

Non-Fabric Returns
We accept returns on non-fabric items within 30 days for store credit, provided they are returned in new condition with the original packaging and tags still attached. Return shipping is the customer's to cover.

Items need to arrive free of damage, including pet hair, smoke, perfume, stains, holes, or tears. Once your return arrives at our warehouse, allow up to 5 days for the store credit to be processed.

A few things we can't take back: final sale items marked 50% off or more and grab bags. We also have the right to decline a refund for anything that shows signs of alteration, misuse, or damage, or that was a final sale at the time of purchase.

And one more shipping note: we can't cover lost, stolen, or damaged packages in transit, so please keep that tracking number handy.

How store credit works...
Once your return arrives and we've had a chance to look it over, we'll issue a store credit code equal to the product's value (excluding original shipping and package protection). The code lands in your inbox at the email address you used to order, and it doesn't expire, so you can spend it whenever the right thing catches your eye.
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We're a family in the Missouri Ozarks, with a deep love for traditional folk skills and good ol' country living. We blend herbs and pack orders by hand, the same way we do most things around here: a little slower, a little more careful, with people we love pitching in. There's a whole story behind Home Folk, and we'd love to share it. Come meet the folks behind your order.

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