[Sca-cooks] Question on Cubebs

[david friedman]

Someone said:

>  > Hmm! I wouldn't consider juniper berries a match in flavor at all, in
>>  spite of them being vaguely the same shape (round) and same color
>  > (black) ;).

and Jadwiga replied:

>Oh no, definitely not a match in flavor. I just mentioned them because
>I've seen references to them being used _in period_ in dishes in place of
>cubebs.

Do you know what the source for that is? It's one I haven't come 
across and I'm curious.

Elizabeth/Betty Cook