HERB - safety of orange bergamot mint

[lilinah@earthlink.net]

>Weirdly, there's a bergamot orange that is an orange (genus _Citrus_)
>
>Agnes
>kkeeler1 at unl.edu

Yes indeed, and this is the bergamot that flavors Earl Grey Tea.

It is from this that the bergamot mint gets its name, not the other way 'round.

Bergamot citrus is original source of bergamot scented oil, although 
if you make potpourris these days it's likely to be synthetic. 
Natural oil isn't cheap.

I have a jar of preserved bergamot "oranges" made in Greece. They are 
tiny, about 1 to 1/1/2 inches in diameter, quite spherical, and 
darker than most limes. They've been cooked in syrup. I bring them to 
events and eat them with yogurt and ricotta. I can assure you that 
you wouldn't want to eat them "fresh" off the tree, as that way 
they're bitter.

Anahita al-shazhiyya
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