[Sca-cooks] herb mixes

[Stefan li Rous]

Maire commented:
> I was thinking of using the calendula for dyeing projects, but I think
> I'll save it for culinary purposes.  I found a recipe, years ago, for a
> 16th c. French herb blend that uses calenula (among others), and I
> thought it would be fun to try.  Not being a spoon tease, but don't 
> have
> immediate access to the recipe this morning, and too tired to dig for 
> it
> (one of those nights that never cooled off, so it's hard to
> sleep....zzzzz)

No air conditioning? That is unusual enough down here that recently the 
paper ran a story on a few folks here in town who intentionally don't 
use air conditioning. But then these folks live in homes that date from 
the turn of the 20th century or were recently designed to have features 
lessening the need for air conditioning.

I hope last night was better for you.

I'm not in a rush, but when you locate that 16th C. French herb blend, 
I'd love to see it. Especially if it is one that isn't already in this 
file:
herb-mixes-msg    (12K)  3/30/03    Period herb mixes.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/herb-mixes-msg.html

Stefan
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