Paprika and Oregano (was Re: SC - Pumpkins and such...)

[Jenne Heise]

> 
> this may be a silly question, but what's the difference (besides where they
> come from, of course) between Hungarian Paprika and Spanish Paprika and
> between "Mexican Oregano" and what is normally labled simply as "Oregano"
> in the spice section of the grocery store.

'Mexican oregano' is a plant of the Mint family; 'oregano' is the greek or
italian stuff, actually 'wild marjoram' or 'oregany' in period texts.

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Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise	      jenne at tulgey.browser.net
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