[Sca-cooks] herb question

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

Um... Not Lavendar-- that blooms in the spring.

I would wonder about harvesting either Rosemary or Thyme so close to
winter. Maybe parsley or other green herbs?

July-August (specifically from the feast of John the Baptist to the
Festival of the Acension) is the prime time to harvest herbs.


> Rosemary? Lavendar? Thyme?
>
> Margaret
>
> On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Laura C. Minnick wrote:
>
> > At 08:46 AM 3/29/2004, you wrote:
> > > > Here's a question for you expert persons. What herbs that grew in Poitou in
> > > > teh MA are harvested in late Sept/early Oct?
> > >
> > >Can you be more explanatory? Are you speaking of harvested for storage, or
> > >available fresh for cooking in that time period?
> >
> > Harvested for storage. As in the object of Our Hero's affections is in her
> > garden cutting herbs to hang to dry...
> >
> > She's an odd girl, reads Pliny...
> >
> > 'Lainie
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