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Wim van Bemmel

On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:32:29 -0600, Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> (Fred/Libby Barclay) wrote:
>
>> Om suggested I try marjoram instead of oregano in marinara sauce.
>>
>> Thanks Om. I bought some marjoram a year or two ago, and forgot why I
>> bought it. It smells good on its own, but I'm not sure I've used it in
>> a dish. I was thinking it was a substitute for something else.
>>
>> I'll try it!
>>
>> Libby
>
> It's similar to Oregano, but a lot milder and to me, slightly sweeter
> and not quite so musty. :-)
>
> I hope you like it!

Of course it is similar. The botanic name of majoram is 'origanum
vulgaris'. Something like common oregano.. ;-)

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Groet, salut, Wim.