SC - eggs

marilyn traber mtraber at email.msn.com
Fri Apr 3 20:25:03 PST 1998


Basil also appears in the Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook of the 13th
Century. I seem to recall reading it in a European source as well, but
cannot dig it up at the moment.

Crystal

Decker, Terry D. wrote:
> 
> > <<<snip>
> >  1 tsp dried sweet basil>>
> >
> > ?
> >
> Basil may be valid.  It is Indian in origin and may have been introduced
> into the Mediterranean countries by Alexander's armies.  It appears in one
> recipe in Apicius.
>
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