"Doug Freyburger" > wrote in message
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> Farm1 wrote:
>> "Jim Elbrecht" > wrote:
>>
>>> I'll add Sweet Woodruff to that. Nearly tasteless & odorless fresh.
>>> Slightly bitter. When dried it smells & tastes like vanilla
>>> flavored new-mown hay.
>>
>> Oooh - that sounds delightful. What do you use it for?
>
> If you like German wines you'd recognize it as the spice in May Wine.
> I've brewed ale with woodruff in the place of hops. It's called gruze
> when it's brewed with any herb other than hops so woodruff gruze. It
> was popular enough I have a handfull of it again for another batch this
> year. I may start the batch this weekend.

No wonder I don't recognise ti - I'm not much of a drinker. But it does
sound delightful. I must try and get some jsut for the scent.