[Sca-cooks] lovage

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

> Food TV (don't ask which show, I forget) mentioned that what is marketed
> as celery seed is usually lovage seed.  Anyone know for sure?

I'm pretty sure that what is marketed as celery seed is wild celery seed.
Food TV for some reason believes that wild celery (smallage) is lovage. I
believe lovage seeds are larger-- they were definitely available as a
candied sweet up until the 20th century...

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