According to one of my sources (Hennriette) your mint is Spearmint.

Mentha spicata L., Lamiaceae.
Engl.: spearmint, garden mint...
Fran.: mentha verte.

You can use it in all kinds of things: iced tea, hot tea from the leaves, desserts, fruit salad, a lot of middle eastern foods call for mint (taboulli comes to mind). I like it so much that I just pick a leaf when I walk by and chew on it. Mint is good for upset tummies too. I would reccomend keeping it in a pot as it will take over the garden if you plant it in the ground. Theresa.

Theirs also a yogurt sauce in middle eastern food that tastes wonderful on grilled lemon pepper chicken. The gyro sauce. Very cooling. wonderful to have on hot summer nights, or in the case of main hot summer days:)

I think of spearmint as the 'savoury' mint, to be used with meats etc. I like a little chopped into a potato salad, and a roast lamb dinner isn't the same without old-fashioned mint sauce. This is the mint for Mint Jelly. Put a large sprig into a jug of icy cold water for a very refreshing drink. Make a Mint Julep out of this mint. Use this mint when cooking peas and carrots. Sprinkle some onto tomato slices for a delicious salad, or just toss some through a green salad.

I regard peppermint as the 'sweet' mint, the one used for desserts, confectionery etc.

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