SC - Experiments

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 6 Sep 99,, that LrdRas at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/6/99 12:15:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> harper at idt.net writes:
> 
> << dried instead (yes, yes, I know...). >>
> 
> You know what? The use of dried herbs during period is very period. Just
> because we can find fresh herbs in the middle of winter doesn't mean that
> they did so in Europe during the MA. Explain, please.

It was mostly the parsley that I was referring to.  Unlike many other 
herbs, parsley seems to lose a lot of its flavor when it's dried.  The mint 
and marjoram seem to keep more of their essential character.  Also, I 
would assume that the growing season in Spain is much longer than 
other parts of Europe, and that fresh herbs would be more readily 
available.


Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
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