[Sca-cooks] RE: peppermint

[Radei Drchevich]

Mint flowers are often used in herbal teas, and in salads.  they are
completely edible, and add colour to anything.  use it the same as the
rest of the plant.

I have 20 squre feet of mint, and it comes back every year.  use lots of
it.

joy

radei

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: elisabetta at klotz.org
  To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
  Subject: [Sca-cooks] RE: peppermint
  Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:29:04 -0700

  >
  > Thanks for the site. This is the first year I tried planting mint,
  > and I have 2
  > pots--one of spearmint and one of peppermint.
  >
  > But I was wondering what that flower was doing growing out of the
  peppermint,
  > and if I should pick it or not. According to the site below, mint
  flowers.
  > (This is what I like about nature, it always surprises you.)
  >
  > So what do I do with the flowers? Can I cook with them or dry them,
  > or just let
  > them bloom and die?
  >
  > Thanks!
  >
  > :)
  > Elisabetta
  >
  >
  >
  >
  > >>
  > > What I was saying before I found different (see other email aka
  "a fool and
  > > her mintality) is that peppermint may not have existed until late
  period and
  > > therefore would not have been used in the middle ages.
  > > Mentha Viridis = spearmint
  > > http://medherb.com/cook/html/MENTHA_VIRIDIS.htm
  > > Mentha aquatica = water mint = marsh mint = bergamot
  > >
  http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Lamiaceae/Mentha_citrata.html
  > >
  > > I love mint. I can taste the difference between peppermint and
  spearmint and
  > > usually other mints.
  > > In mundane recipies I usually try to make a recipe that just says
  mint,
  > > twice. One with peppermint and one with spearmint to see if there
  is a
  > > difference in taste.
  > >
  > > Cool Lamiaceae site.
  > > http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Lamiaceae/Lamiaceae.html
  > >
  > > Lyse
  > >
  >
  >
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