SC - Unsafe Lavender species

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 31 May 00,, that CBlackwill at aol.com wrote:

> I've actually never seen "non-food-safe" lavender....Does anyone have any
> info on a species of lavender which is not safe for food?
 
> Balthazar of Blackmoor

I wasn't referring to species, but to processing.  The only time before 
that I'd seen lavendar for sale was in a store that had a lot of herbs and 
grains and beans in large canisters.  They had several kinds of dried 
flowers -- lavender, rose, hibiscus -- which I assumed were meant for 
potpourri.  I did not feel confident that they hadn't been sprayed with 
some kind of insecticide or preservative somewhere along the line.  The 
lavender I bought at the flea market was packaged in a sealed plastic jar 
from a herb/spice company, and is clearly meant for food use.


Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
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mka Robin Carroll-Mann
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