SC - posole?
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Fri Jul 21 06:43:55 PDT 2000
Hmmm...This is an interesting. It says that the seeds are toxic. I have
anise seeds, yes I am absolutely sure they are anise seeds in my spice
closet that we use for something. When I say absolutely sure that's what
the label says. (I don't know because my mom bought them.--Apparently she
used them for a lot of stuff because it is a large spice bottle, the kind
you get at Sam's Club). We also have fennel seeds, which we use for a lot
of things but especially when we make italian sausage.
The seeds are the same sort of shape as the fennel seeds. When I go home
tonight I am going to investigate how different they look and how they
smell, etc.
Angeline
>ILLICIUM
>Illiciaceae
>Genus of about 40 species of aromatic, evergreen shrubs and trees from
>woodland in S.E. Asia, S.E. US, and the West Indies. They are cultivated
>for their thick glossy leaves, borne alternately or in near-whorls, their
>unusual flowers, which are composed of numerous tepals; and their woody
>star-shaped fruits. Where temperatures fall below 23 degrees F (-5 C),
>grow in a cool greenhouse. Elsewhere, grow in a woodlnd garden or shrub
>border. Seeds of I anisatum are toxic if ingested.
>((There is more information about Cultivation, Propagation, Pests and
>Diseases, and variations of the species.)
>The species I think most of us are familiar with is Star Anise:
>I. verum (Chinese anise, Star anise) Small, rounded, evergreen tree with
>inversely lance shaped to narrowly elliptic, sharply tapered, glossy, dark
>green leaves, to 6 in (15 cm) long. Star-shaped flowers, 1/2 in (1.5 cm)
>across, with pink or red -flushed yellow tepals, are borne in ealry summer,
>followed by glossy, red-brown fruit. 60 ft. (18m) tall by 20 ft. (6m).
>China, Vietnam, Zones 7-9.
>
>There. have I FINALLY been able to contribute something USEFUL to this
list???
>-Laurene
>
>
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