Even the smallest herb garden should include at least a few marjoram plants. The one difficulty is that, being a native of the warm Mediterranean region, it is damaged by frost in colder winters and must be sown afresh every spring.
The first European botanist to describe the plant was Mattioli. He named it `mala insana', meaning unhealthy fruit, and for a long time it was considered poisonous. In consequence it was not eaten until the 19th century.
The fresh or dried leaves, roots and fruits are used for flavouring. The aroma and flavour are similar to that of commercial meat extract and the leaves are therefore added to soups, mainly beef soup. However, they are equally good added to sauces, vegetables, salads and roast meats. The fruits (double achenes) are used in pickling mixed vegetables and gherkins, as well as in bread and on cheese sticks.
The rhizomes and roots are used to make commercial soup flavourings. The hollow stem may be cut crosswise into ring-like pieces and candied in the same way as the stem of angelica. All parts of lovage may be used fresh as well as dried, whole, crushed or ground.
Lovage is a large perennial herb up to 2 m (6 ft) high with a fleshy rhizome and long, branching roots. It grows best in moist deep soil. It may be propagated by seeds, but for the herb garden a single offset detached from the parent plant will suffice.
Therefore, do not always judge tomatoes by the way they look; those with the superior flavour are not always the best looking
The first European botanist to describe the plant was Mattioli. He named it `mala insana', meaning unhealthy fruit, and for a long time it was considered poisonous. In consequence it was not eaten until the 19th century.
The fresh or dried leaves, roots and fruits are used for flavouring. The aroma and flavour are similar to that of commercial meat extract and the leaves are therefore added to soups, mainly beef soup. However, they are equally good added to sauces, vegetables, salads and roast meats. The fruits (double achenes) are used in pickling mixed vegetables and gherkins, as well as in bread and on cheese sticks.
The rhizomes and roots are used to make commercial soup flavourings. The hollow stem may be cut crosswise into ring-like pieces and candied in the same way as the stem of angelica. All parts of lovage may be used fresh as well as dried, whole, crushed or ground.
Lovage is a large perennial herb up to 2 m (6 ft) high with a fleshy rhizome and long, branching roots. It grows best in moist deep soil. It may be propagated by seeds, but for the herb garden a single offset detached from the parent plant will suffice.
Therefore, do not always judge tomatoes by the way they look; those with the superior flavour are not always the best looking
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