On 6/4/2011 1:32 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Jun 2011 18:21:38 +0100, > wrote:
>
>> In >,
>> says...
>>>
>>> On Sat, 4 Jun 2011 14:01:48 +0100, > wrote:
>>>
>>>> My farm neighbour is currently on a mission to eliminate a 20metre patch
>>>> of apple-mint from his sheep pasture(escaped from neighbours garden, not
>>>> mine).
>>>
>>> Oh, yum! Can you imagine what a lamb that has munched on it would
>>> have tasted like? Delish!
>>
>> It has crossed my mind, but the sheep (and lambs)don't touch the mint.
>> They must get some really bad vibes from it :-)
>
> LOL, darn - I thought I had a great idea!
>>
>> " If you ever touch the mint, children, you will roast in the fires of
>> hell and be served up with baby potatoes and gravy"
>>
> Back away from the mint slowly and you won't get hurt...
>
>
I don't know if has been mentioned that the Mentha family have very
characteristic square stems. Have you ever rubbed the stem of an oregano
plant in your fingers? The stem is square and indicates that it is also
a mint.
--
James Silverton, Potomac
I'm *not*