[Sca-cooks] gillyflower

[Stefan li Rous]

Jim  Chevallier said:
<<< If I am to trust Wikipedia: 

"A gilliflower or gillyflower is:
The carnation or a similar plant  of the genus Dianthus, especially the 
Clove Pink Dianthus caryophyllus." >>>

Apparently there is some debate on when gillyflower meant what.

Gillyflower-art (8K) 6/17/01 "A Gillyflower by any Other Name Would Still Smell of Cloves" by Sarra of Caer Adamant
http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/Gillyflower-art.html

gillyflower-msg (29K) 9/27/13 Does "gillyflower" in period recipes mean "clove" or "carnation"?http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/gillyflower-msg.html

Stefan

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