[Sca-cooks] 'lambs-ears' in medieval cooking?

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Lamb's ear is not the same thing as lamb's quarters.  Muddying the waters
further, some people call the herb mullein by the name lamb's ear also, since
mullein is likewise fuzzy.  Here's a good web page about lamb's ear herb:

http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/stalanata.htm

Selene, Caid

jenne at fiedlerfamily.net wrote:

> I thought that someone mentioned using 'lambs-ear', which would be Stachys
> byzantina, in medieval recipes a while back, and I'm still baffled. I am
> finding references to lambs-quarters (Chenopodium Album) which seems to be
> a pot herb. Did I just mis-hear or am I missing something?
>
> -- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa
> jenne at fiedlerfamily.net OR jenne at tulgey.browser.net OR jahb at lehigh.edu
> "Are you finished? If you're finished, you'll have to put down the spoon."

P.S, What is the source of your tag line?  This sounds familiar.