SC - Agriculture-more tho'ts

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In a message dated 1/31/98 9:34:21 AM Eastern Standard Time,
angeliq1 at erols.com writes:

<< 
 I thought the practice of taking a 'tisane,' or steeped herbal drink,
 both for digestion and for general health/pleasure was a very old
 practice?
 Angelique >>

You may be right here but the drinking of such infusions were almost if not
entirely for medicinal purposes.  It does not surprise me that there is no
mention of this in period cookery sourses. To research this information, IMHO,
you would have to turn to herbals and medicinal manuals.

Ras
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