[Sca-cooks] Lovage vs Angelica??

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

lovage and angelica are two different plants.
they taste nothing alike
they LOOK nothing alike to me. anyway.

however......
folks names can get very confusing.  many plants have the folk name "saints
____" or "angels ____" so it is possible that lovage was called angels
something or other, or angelica, in some areas.

when in doubt go by the latin name to avoid just that kind of confusion...
Verbena and Vervain spring to mind...... there are THREE types of plant
called "Vervain" and they are NOT the same plant.
(Angelica Archangelica is often used in magical work. but lovage isnt much
used anymore. just a tidbit of info there)
Kirsten Houseknecht
Fabric Dragon
kirsten at fabricdragon.com
www.fabricdragon.com
Philadelphia, PA     USA
Trims, Amber, Jet, Jewelry, and more...

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elise Fleming" <alysk at ix.netcom.com>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 5:38 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Lovage vs Angelica??


> Greetings.  In an article about lovage, the editor equates it with
> angelica and writes "Remember, angelica is lovage."  The dictionary
> says that lovage is an apiaceous herb, "Levisticum officinale" and
> that angelica is an umbelliferous plant of the genus  Angelica, esp.
> A. Archangelica".  Therefore, these two can't be the same, can they?
> Do the two look alike?  Taste alike?
>
> Alys Katharine
>
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