. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany . ains, although only a verj smallamount of the oil is present. Thus there is but inspearmint, in th\Tne, and only in sage. Fromthis fact one can judge what powerful substances thesevolatile oils must he. 54. Savory seeds include cardamoms (Fig. 139), and theso-called seeds of caraway (Fig. 140), anise (Fig. 141),star anise (Fig. 142), coriander (Fig. 143), and celery (Fig. 79).Cardamoms are true seeds, while the others mentioned,although commonh spoken of as seeds, are in reality seed-like fruits. Savory .seeds differ from s
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany . ains, although only a verj smallamount of the oil is present. Thus there is but inspearmint, in th\Tne, and only in sage. Fromthis fact one can judge what powerful substances thesevolatile oils must he. 54. Savory seeds include cardamoms (Fig. 139), and theso-called seeds of caraway (Fig. 140), anise (Fig. 141),star anise (Fig. 142), coriander (Fig. 143), and celery (Fig. 79).Cardamoms are true seeds, while the others mentioned,although commonh spoken of as seeds, are in reality seed-like fruits. Savory .seeds differ from spices in being commonlyused whole rather than pulverized. They all agree in possess-ing a strong aromatic flavor which has led to their use incookery. As Avith the savory herbs, their flavor dependsupon the in each of a peculiar volatile oil, anisehaving 1-3%, cardamoms 4-5%, and caraway 6%. 55. Miscellaneous condiments. Horseradish and capersare food-atljuncts which differ so considerably from the others 138 FLAVORING AND BEVERAGE PLANTS. 73,*~=Vy; Fig. 132.—Sage {Salvia officinalis, Mint Family, Lahiakc). Plant in flower,J. Flower, }. (Vilmorin.)—A perennial herb with grayish, hairy,aromatic leaves; flowers blue; nutlets brown. Native home, Europe.
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