Dried rubbed sage vs. ground sage -- whiskey pork chops

[Danielle]

I plan on making this tonight for dinner, but the store was all out of dried rubbed sage, so I ended up picking up regular ground sage. Do you think this will work as a substitute, and should I use the same amount? I'm very anxious to try this recipe, since it received so many positive reviews.

Thanks!

[sneezles]

I would use it and use the same amount.

[goldilocks]

I didn't have sage at all, so I left it out. I put in a little more pepper and used chicken breasts. It was great.

[Leonard]

I was also wondering what the difference is?? When I went to the market, I could not find dry sage anywhere. When I asked the clerks, I was told "we don't have it". I use the ground. Does the ground even exist? Are they the same thing with too different names??

[L.Rose]

Leonard,

Dried and ground sage are pretty different in appearance. The dried looks more like other dried herbs, such as basil or oregano-- only difference is that it's sort of soft and clumps together. Makes me think of raw cotton for some reason, although I've never actually seen raw cotton, so I have no idea where I got that. Maybe someone else can do the description justice? Ground sage is basically a dull green powder.

I have no problem finding either version at my local supermarket; I didn't realize I was lucky in this respect. As for the difference between the two in cooking, I don't use sage much, so I don't really know, but would it be logical to assume that the ground would be more concentrated?

[cinharp]

Ground Sage is stronger than rubbed, I use (as do a lot of Southern women) ground sage in Cornbread Dressing for the holidays. I'm originally from Texas but live in Arizona now and ground sage is really hard to find here. I was desperate once and used rubbed sage in my dressing...it wasn't as tasty!

[sneezles]

I just read in the cooking encyclopedia that rubbed sage is just the leaves and dried sage contains the stems as well.

[cinharp]

That makes sense...good to know. When L.Rose described it as "cottony", she is right. I come from cotton country, it was always blowing into our backyard from the fields.