Tracy wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 21:15:14 -0500, zxcvbob >
> wrote:
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>>Tracy wrote:
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>>>There is an herb sometimes used in making mint tea--that I am trying
>>>to figure out what it is...Moroccans call it Sheba. Does anyone know
>>>what it is? It is kind of bitter and looks a bit like sage. I would
>>>like to try and grow some.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>Tracy
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>>
>>I believe Moroccan mint tea is just a Chinese "gunpowder" tea mixed with
>>spearmint. Gunpowder tea is unusually strong and a bit bitter for a
>>green tea.
>>
>>Or is this what you're looking for:
>>http://www.bouncingbearbotanicals.co...roducts_id=323
>>
>>Best regards,
>>Bob
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>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks..:-) I know about the gunpowder part. Sometimes Moroccans
> like to add another herb to their tea and it is called Sheba. It
> looks kind of like sage but I don't know what it is. I have a
> Moroccan cookbook-"Cooking at the Kasbah" that mentions adding a
> sprig of absinthe. I've been trying to look up what absinthe looks
> like but all I get are pages of info on the liqueur.
>
> Tracy

Look up "wormwood" or "artemisia".

Sothernwood and tansy are related, and might be a better culinary
substitute.

Bob