"Wim van Bemmel" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:10:54 +0100, Pandora wrote:
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>> "Andy" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> ...
>>> Pandora said...
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>>>> "Andy" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>>>> ...
>>>>> sf said...
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 7 Feb 2009 13:22:51 -0000, "Gill Smith"
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>which are the tastiest bits of this herb? new shoots or mature
>>>>>>>leaves?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I use only the new shoots. Keep your rosemary well pruned to
>>>>>> encourage new growth!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't grow rosemary but it's my favorite herb!!!
>>>>
>>>> Also mine. Because when I smell rosemary it remember me roasted
>>>> chicken and make me very hungryDD
>>>> At second place there is Thime and erba cipollina (onion herb I
>>>> think), third oregano, fourth summer savory. Do you know summer
>>>> savory?
>>>
>>>
>>> Pandora,
>>>
>>> Hmm... second place???
>>>
>>> Basil.
>>
>> Ohh I I forgot basil and parsley! Third place with oregano
>>>
>>> Summer savory, I'm clueless. I know summer truffles!
>>
>> Oh! We call it santoreggia. Do you know it?
>
> We call it in France: sarriette, and in Holland: bonenkruid.
>
> It is growing in my garden, next to the rosemary and thyme. Mediterranean
> climate. The oregano, rather majoran, on the other side of the road. No
> basil in winter, but parsley, yes. The bay leaves I find along the road to
> the cafe. That covers much of my needs, beside peppers and pepper.
> (poivrons and poivre).
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> --
> Groet, salut, Wim.

Wim, is summer savory called bonenkruid? Great to know, thanks!
Groetjes, Elly