SC - Spikenard, catnip, costmary and pennyroyal
LrdRas at aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Thu Aug 31 19:05:52 PDT 2000
In a message dated 8/31/00 10:19:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Seton1355 at aol.com writes:
<< 1> Can humans eat catnip? >>
Yes,
<>
Nope.
<<And anyway, I don't have catnip or pennyroyal. >>
Both are easily obtained and inexpensive at any herb shop.
Catnip is "a strong-scented mint (Nepeta cataria) that has whorls of small
pale flowers in terminal spikes and contains a substance attractive to cats."
Pennyroyal is "a European perennial mint (Mentha pulegium) with small
aromatic leaves."
<<Never having tasted either, are there any suggestions on what to use to
replace it?>>
Both have pretty distinctive flavors. Perhaps some combination of garden mint
and sage? It would be difficult to substitute these flavors, IMO.
>> What is spikenard and costmary? >>
Spikenard is "a Himalayan aromatic plant (Nardostachys jatamansi) of the
valerian family from which spikenard is believed to have been derived."
Costmary is "an aromatic composite herb (Chrysanthemum balsamita) used as a
potherb and in flavoring."
<<And never having tasted either what can I use to replace these flavors?>>
You might try substituting valerian root for the spikenard and chrysanthemum
leaves for the costmary.
My advice would be to try a different recipe that you have the ingredients
for. :-)
<<Many thanks in advance for the help and advice.
YiS
Phillipa >>
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