[Sca-cooks] Marigolds?

[CorwynWdwd at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/11/2005 1:05:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ekoogler1 at comcast.net writes:

I would  like to recreate the wonderful Scotch flower liquer that I 
tasted at the  MKCC.  I've managed to find all of the ingredients except 
the dried  marigold flowers. 


First things first... you may already know this, but what you're looking  for 
is Calendula officinalis , not Tagetes erecta or Tagetes patula. The  former 
is European and edible, the latter is Mexican in origin, and according to  
most authorities, poisonous. But both are called Marigold. Calendula is also  
referred to as pot marigold. Either can be found dried, but the former you will  
find in herb shops or natural food stores with bulk bins. The latter in flower 
 shops perhaps, if not growing in someone's yard <G>.
 
Just a heads up in case.
 
Corwyn



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