SC - Saffron

[Olwen the Odd]

On 27 Apr 01,, Chris Stanifer wrote:

> As for the leaves... no mention of any commercial or
> culinary uses in modern times, though the hulls are
> ground up and sold to industry for use as a cheap
> fuel.
> 
> Just thought I'd pass along the results of my limited
> research on the hazelnut...
> 
> Balthazar of Blackmoor

The Spanish sources use hazelnuts a fair amount, but I've seen no 
mention of the leaves.  Herrera goes into a lot of detail about how 
to plant and tend hazelnut trees, and cites another authority that 
the branches are good for cask-making.  Nothing on leaves, 
though.  (He does comment that toasted ground hazelnuts, drunk 
with mead, are good for a persistent cough).


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