[Sca-cooks] source for marshmallow

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Dec 18, 2006, at 5:00 PM, Stefan li Rous wrote:

> The description on the site says:
> <<< Our Marshmallow Root comes in a cut suitable for tea and has been
> sifted to remove excess dust. Current lot is not square cut and is
> "fuzzy" and fibrous. >>>
>
> What does it mean "in a cut suitable for tea"?

Exactly what it sounds like: cut small enough to give you a good  
infusion in less time than it takes for a small pot of boiling water,  
or a cup, to cool off to an undesirable extent, without being  
powdered, or cut up so small that it produces a cloudy or gritty  
beverage. In other words, the end product is designed for making  
marshmallow tea, which is presumably something like comfrey tea, with  
a slightly mucilaginous quality generally considered good for things  
like sore throats.

But you can still make lozenges or even poufy marshmallows out of it...

Adamantius




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