[Sca-cooks] poppyseeds?

[Daniel Myers]

On Jun 16, 2004, at 10:38 AM, Phlip wrote:
>
> Ah, but was that poppy seeds? The sap of the opium poppy was dried and
> concentrated and used as a painkiller/soporific in period (that's what
> morphine, codeine, and heroin are derived from- they're all "opiates"),
> which is what this seems to refer to, but I understand the seeds are 
> simply
> a garnish and a flavoring, since they haven't any of the opiate 
> compounds in
> them.

True, Shakespeare didn't specify the seeds.  It was the only period 
reference I found for poppies in England though.

Note that the seeds may not be able to get you stoned, but they can 
(and have) caused people to test positive for opiates on drug tests.

- Doc


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