HERB - herbs of the week
nweders@mail.utexas.edu
nweders at mail.utexas.edu
Tue Jun 30 12:25:48 PDT 1998
Basil's pretty much a warm weather plant. We nurtured one over the winter
and it survived but it looked and tasted pretty pitiful. It's so easy and
cheap down here in Ansteorra that I just replant it. Plus they always have
new varieties that I want to try. I love the cinnamon basil alot. And the
"red Rubin" variety made beautiful herbal vinegar.
I think the Isabella and the Pot of Basil may be from the Decameron... I
have a copy floating around and can look it up... If not there's a
Victorian poem about it as well.
Thanks Raisya for the info on the basil.... I like lemon and lime basil
enought to think that it must be medieval.
Clare
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