Aopologies-Re: SC - Manual de mujeres #

[Serian]

At 12:33 PM 7/21/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 09:03:33 -0400
>From: Angie Malone <alm4 at cornell.edu>
>Subject: Re: SC - Anise & Fennel
>
>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

Only the seeds from that one species of anise are toxic.  The seeds from 
Star Anise are NOT toxic, and they are what we commonly use in 
cooking.  Sorry for not typing out ALL the species references so that you 
could see the difference.

You can see it here on page 551.
http://www.dk.com/us/shared/product_m_spread.asp?isbn=0789419432

I didn't mean to confuse you.  I'm sorry.

- -Laurene

> >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
> >
> >