[Sca-cooks] Latin names for spices.

[Louise Smithson]

Thankyou to those who posted the latin names for spices back to me.
As to why they are required.  Ask the person who set the A&S judging criteria for the mid-realm.  There is a long list of forbidden herbs, which cannot be included in any food or medicinal preparation for an A&S competition.  A shorter list of restricted herbs, which must be clearly identified if present in any A&S entry (including North American Elderberry).  And the judging criteria clearly state that the latin names of all herbs/spices in any food or medicinal preparation must be given in the documentation or the entry will be automatically disqualified.  Makes little sense to me, as I assume most people know what mace and nutmeg are while few would be able to identify Myristica fragrans in a list of ingredients.
Ours is not to wonder why,  Ours is just to say "Whatever floats your boat!".
Helewyse de Birkestad