Chive Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Chive (Allium schoenoprasum) is a clumping perennial of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, and the only onion native to both the Old and New Worlds, growing wild in meadows and on rocky ground across Europe, Asia, and northern North America. From small, slender bulbs it sends up dense tufts of hollow, tubular, grass-like leaves 20 to 40 centimeters tall and, in early summer, round pompoms of pale purple to pink star-shaped flowers that bees crowd onto. The leaves have a delicate, mild onion flavor and are snipped fresh over potatoes and eggs; dried, they are cut into short rings. We extract the dried chive rings.