Re: herbs and spices; OT

Hi DF, the answer is in a chat a couple of days ago, or perhaps yesterday.
I couldn't tell you exactly when since I deleted it.  The gist of the
message is that coriander is a seed, another herb is from the leaves, or
perhaps viceversa.  Hey I'm sure that was a big help for you.  Rich in Z-5
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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