Serene Vannoy > wrote:

>Absinthe ice cream:
>http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archive...ice_cream.html


>No-nos for this meal:
>
>Celery
>Cumin
>Cilantro/coriander
>Persimmons
>Parsley
>Tree nuts (almonds and peanuts are both fine)
>Fennel
>Spinach
>Buckwheat
>Dark sesame oil (so far, sesame seeds and cold-pressed sesame oil have
>been fine)
>Raw peppers and tomatoes are a mild problem, but cooked ones are fine

There is usually fennel, or licorice, in Absinthe. (You may be able
to tell by giving it a whiff.)

More generally some plants used in Absinthe, including _Artemesia
Absinthum_, are unlikely to be included in food allergy tests,
so I'd be reluctant to serve it to a person with that many
allergies. It's pretty herbaceous stuff.

Steve

Steve Pope > wrote:

>There is usually fennel, or licorice, in Absinthe. (You may be able
>to tell by giving it a whiff.)

Doing some googling it appears that it might be anise, rather
than fennel or licorice, that is often in Absinthe.

(I tend to conflate these three, but they are three different plants.)

Steve

In article >,
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> Steve Pope > wrote:
>
> >There is usually fennel, or licorice, in Absinthe. (You may be able
> >to tell by giving it a whiff.)
>
> Doing some googling it appears that it might be anise, rather
> than fennel or licorice, that is often in Absinthe.
>
> (I tend to conflate these three, but they are three different plants.)
>
> Steve

Real Absinthe also has wormwood...

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe>
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Omelet > wrote:

>Real Absinthe also has wormwood...

><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe>

Yes, as I stated, _Artemesia absinthum_, which is a wormwood.
(Not "the" wormwood as in the totally poisonous one.)

Steve

On 06/22/2010 01:42 PM, Steve Pope wrote:

> There is usually fennel, or licorice, in Absinthe. (You may be able
> to tell by giving it a whiff.)
>
> More generally some plants used in Absinthe, including _Artemesia
> Absinthum_, are unlikely to be included in food allergy tests,
> so I'd be reluctant to serve it to a person with that many
> allergies. It's pretty herbaceous stuff.

Thanks; I may change the dessert.

Serene