[Sca-cooks] Eating wild plants (was Re: honey bees)
Johnna Holloway
johnnae at mac.com
Wed Mar 24 13:22:26 PDT 2010
Did a quick search on EEBO-TCP.
Nothing under garlic mustard.
Jack by hedge (not "in the") turns up
Thesaurus chirurgiae : the chirurgical and anatomical works of Paul
Barbette . 1687
Roots, Herbs, Flowers, and Seeds are likewise to be kept in Bags of
Leather or Linnen, and to be so distributed, that in the first Classis
the Roots, second Herbs, &c.
CLASS. VIII. Herbs.
Wormwood common, & Roman.
Agrimony.
Ladies Mantle.
Jackby the hedge.
Marshmallows, Leaves, Flowers and Tops.
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Best description is that given in Healths improvement published in
1655 but written in the 1590's Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604., Bennet,
Christopher, 1617-1655.
Alliaria.
Jackby the hedge, as it is not much used in Medi|cines, so it was
heretofore a very ancient and common meat, being therefore called
Sawce alone. Country men do boil it and eat it in stead of Garlick,
being no less strengthened and nourished by it then the Persian
children were with Town-cresses. I allow it not for indifferent
stomachs, unless it have been steept in divers warm waters, and then
be eaten (as Garlick may be eaten) moderately: for it is hot and dry
more then in the third degree.
Johnnae
On Mar 24, 2010, at 3:35 PM, Johnna wrote:
> Jack in the Hedge
> Garlic Mustard,
> Hedge garlic
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