Re: herbs and spices; OT


Margaret I don't bake much or have much call to use it but isn't the part of
coriander we use a seed?

DF

Margaret Lauterbach wrote:

> 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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