[Sca-cooks] Marigolds?

[Elaine Koogler]

CorwynWdwd at aol.com wrote:

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>In a message dated 12/11/2005 1:05:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
>ekoogler1 at comcast.net writes:
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>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. 
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>
>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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thanks!  I was't really aware of the difference, but noticed that the 
sites I did find did call it pot mariigold.

Kiri