[Sca-cooks] Marigolds?

[Elaine Koogler]

Sue Clemenger wrote:

>That would be calendula officianalis, then.  Look online for places that do
>herbal supplies for remedies, lotions, soaps, etc.  I know they're out
>there, I just don't have the bookmarks any more. ;-(
>--maire
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>From: "Elaine Koogler" <ekoogler1 at comcast.net>
>To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
>Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 11:49 AM
>Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Marigolds?
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>>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
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>>>is Calendula officinalis , not Tagetes erecta or Tagetes patula. The
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>former
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>>>is European and edible, the latter is Mexican in origin, and according to
>>>most authorities, poisonous. But both are called Marigold. Calendula is
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>also
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>>>referred to as pot marigold. Either can be found dried, but the former
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>you will
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>>>find in herb shops or natural food stores with bulk bins. The latter in
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>flower
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>>>shops perhaps, if not growing in someone's yard <G>.
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>>>Just a heads up in case.
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>>>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.
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>>Kiri
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Thanks!