Does anyone know where a person can by myrtle berries (most likely
dried) or myrtle extract? I am amazed I cannot find it.

Thanks
Tino

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> Does anyone know where a person can by myrtle berries (most
> likely dried) or myrtle extract? I am amazed I cannot find it.
>
> Thanks
> Tino

Have you tried any health food or vitamin shops?

Here's a lemon myrtle. Maybe an email to them can get you in the
right direction.
http://www.shopsafe.com.au/merchants...com/herbs_spic
es_and_seasonings.htm

There's a few sites that sell the Myrtus Communis seeds.

Good luck.

Myrtle is identical to California bay. Use it like mediterranean
bay, but more sparingly.

Steve

On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 03:37:41 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
Pope) wrote:

>Myrtle is identical to California bay. Use it like mediterranean
>bay, but more sparingly.
>
She wanted myrtle berries, Steve.
http://www.nnfcc.co.uk/crops/info/myrtle.htm

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says...
> Does anyone know where a person can by myrtle berries (most likely
> dried) or myrtle extract? I am amazed I cannot find it.
>
> Thanks
> Tino
>
I was looking up one of those big words I like to use (or maybe I was
looking up "hooters", just to see what *that* was all about), when I saw
the following blurb, which, if you read carefully, mentions "Mytrle".

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Ancient Insect Shows Camouflage Skills
Scientists unearthed the remains of a leaf-imitating insect from 47
million years ago at a well-known fossil site called Messel, in Hessen,
Germany. The 2.4-inch-long insect had physical characteristics similar
to the oblong leaves of trees living there at the time, including Myrtle
trees, legumes such as alfalfa, and Laurel trees. The find shows that
leaf imitation is an ancient evolutionary strategy that has been
conserved over a relatively long period of time.
===========================================

So if you find your Myrtle berries, I think you should examine them
carefully, and you might want to check the "use by" date as well.

Bob [ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ is da dictionary! ]