SC - za'atar

[DianaFiona at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/9/00 3:29:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LrdRas at aol.com 
writes:

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 Source of za'atar that actually contains the herb of this name in the blend? 
 I have been unable to locate it either on or off line. Scientific name of 
the 
 herb, please so I can add it to my garden. Specific examples of it's use in 
 this blend and on it's own in cookery. Thanks in advance.
 
 Yours in Service to the Dream,
 
 Ras >>
    Working on a shaky memory from an article in one of the herb magazines a 
few years ago, the identity of this herb may change a bit depending on what 
part of the Middle East you are in at the time you ask about it. Seems like 
the author got a wide variety of answers and opinions in trying to track this 
down. So, what's used in one place may be a variety of thyme, and in another 
a variety of Marjoram......... And I don't think there were any sources for 
seeds available at the time the article was written, 
unfortunately............ :-( That could have changed, of course, or you 
might get lucky and find a noncommercial source among immigrant 
families........... But if you do, please share! ;-)

            Ldy Diana