SC - Ingredient substitutions

[david friedman]

Kallyr at aol.com writes:
>
> However, a period substitution for saffron IS dried calendula flowers.
>They
> were commonly grown in European herb gardens.
>
> ~~Minna Gantz >>

Do you mean that they were used as a substitute for saffron in period, or
that they are a period herb that can be used as a substitute for saffron
but may or may not have been so used in period? If you mean the former,
what is the evidence?

David/Cariadoc
http://www.best.com/~ddfr/


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