[Sca-cooks] Spices was licorice,

[Elaine Koogler]

Given that I was taught (can't remember by whom....) that an herb is one 
where we use the leaves, etc., and a spice is one where we use the 
seeds, bark, nut, etc., I have always considered saffron a spice.

Kiri

Laura C. Minnick wrote:

> At 01:52 PM 2/23/2004, you wrote:
>
>> Also sprach Ron Carnegie:
>>
>>> Greetings all,
>>>
>>> Unless I am greatly mistaken I think you will find that NO spice is 
>>> grown
>>> in Europe. (Unless in a hothouse).
>>>
>>> To add to the confusion however, it appears that one may "spice" (the
>>> verb) with an herb and not just spices!
>>
>>
>> Of course, it's possible to worry too much about narrow-focus 
>> definitions. We're looking at a case of intersecting but incongruent 
>> sets. By that definition, cayenne pepper or other chili powders are, 
>> arguably, not a spice, to which I simply say, hogwash, and then 
>> there's also the question of how to classify all the non-herbaceous 
>> "herbs".
>>
>> Adamantius
>
>
> Where might this put saffron? It is my understanding that it was grown 
> in England through the High Middle Ages. Is saffron an herb, or a spice?
>
> 'Lainie
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