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Really potent parsley
On 16/06/2016 3:59 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:51:11 -0600, graham > wrote:
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>> On 16/06/2016 2:50 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>> On Thu, 16 Jun 2016 13:40:26 -0700 (PDT), Roy >
>>> wrote:
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>>>> On Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 1:45:35 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> "Helpful person" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 1:30:19 AM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>>>>> Today I bought the regular flat leaf at the same store. The regular curly
>>>>>>> was looking a bit brown. OMG what a difference! This was so full of scent
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> was assaulting my nose. And the taste is out of this world! I liked it so
>>>>>>> much, I put the whole bunch in. Yum!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Glad you discovered flat leaf. The curly parsley is an abomination and
>>>>>> should never be used.
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't just discover it. I had tried it before and found it to be rather
>>>>> flavorless in comparison to the curly. This made me wonder why people said
>>>>> it was better. Apparently I finally got a good bunch. I guess the key is to
>>>>> sniff it before I buy.
>>>>
>>>> I could never understand the fascination with parsley. Never liked the taste...all it is good for is decoration.
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>>> I love the stuff, I'll probably have some with my poached eggs this
>>> morning. Grated carrot, OTOH, is only good for decoration.
>>>
>> Both members of the Umbellifera.
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> Umbelliferae, yes. But I only want to eat the foliage of one of them
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As long as you avoid hemlock:-)
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