[Sca-cooks] Lovage and Rue
david friedman
ddfr at daviddfriedman.com
Sat May 24 13:24:20 PDT 2003
Anahita wote:
>...Many of the Roman recipe i'm looking at call for rue as a green herb.
>I doubt i can find any. But if i do, i am concerned about the
>possibilities of contact dermatitis, which rue can cause.
>
>Has anyone used fresh rue leaves? Can you possible describe the
>taste? Suggest a substitute?
We have a rather sprawly rue plant in the front garden. (Pause to go
pick a leaf.) It tastes bitter, but I don't know how to describe the
rest of the taste. I don't get dermatitis from it, but other people
might.
Elizabeth/Betty Cook
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