RE: herbs and spices; OT

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: RE: [CHAT] herbs and spices; OT
• From: "Theresa- yahoo" t*@yahoo.com
• Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 17:53:12 -0800
• In-reply-to: 5.1.0.14.2.20021229124044.04af1430@pop.earthlink.net

Coriander is the seed of the plant, not from the leaves- therefor it is a
spice.  Cilantro is an herb and it comes from the leaves of the same plant.
Does this help?
Theresa

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
Behalf Of Margaret Lauterbach
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 11:43 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] herbs and spices; OT


Jim, coriander is a spice, and it comes from a herbaceous plant.  What's
wrong with Elizabeth Lambert Ortiz's definition?  She used it in her
excellent book, "The Encyclopedia of Herbs, Spices and Flavorings."  Or is
there a preference for list-fabrication of definitions?  Margaret L

>if there is a difference, it probably has to do with the fact that all
>herbs [i think] are herbaceous parts of plants and all spices [i think]
>are nuts and berries and fruits and bark of non-herbaceous plants.

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