[Sca-cooks] moretum

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

Carole Smith wrote:

>There's no way I would use rue for any purpose.  It blisters my fingers, so it's never gotten close to my mouth.
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>  Cordelia Tsoer
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I grow it for its pretty foliage and flowers, and because the critters won't eat it.  I tasted it once, out of curiosity.  It is bitter.  I could imagine trying it in a period dish, just to see how it affected the flavor, but I wouldn't cook with it if I were feeding others.


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