On 23/06/2011 9:42 PM, Landon wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:34:35 -0400, "Christopher M."
> > wrote:
>
>
>> I don't think that people, hundreds of years ago, would typically add handfuls of
>> herbs to their dishes.
>
> The ancient Egyptians were known to have used Dill, fenugreek,
> parsley, thyme, white and black pepper in their cooking, 3,000 years
> ago.
>
> There are countless examples of ancient peoples using herbs for
> cooking.
>
> Perhaps I misunderstood you.

Maybe you misunderstood the part about adding handfulls of herbs to
their dishes.