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Rosemary flower candies (Rosemarinus officinalis)
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| Monday, December 15, 2008 |
Leave your Tic-Tac at home. This herb provides delicious mouth fresheners to integrate into a balanced diet healing.
When an herb or plant has the name 'officinalis' it means he has been recognized for its medicinal qualities. "Rosemarinus", so called because of marine connections (color of the sea - is growing Mediterranean Sea for example) is perhaps the best example of an herb that is commonly assumed that growth has extensive folklore and many medicinal values.
Beloved by the Romans, who bought the UK from Turkey, they considered this valuable herb could preserve the bodies of corruption, and is often strewn or grown in cemeteries and graves around . It is well known to the Tudors as a stimulant for the system. In 'The Garden of Health "(1579) William Langham says:" Have flowers on you to make you happy and joyful and beloved of all men ... flowers hang on your bed and Rosemary place in the bathroom to make you Lusty, lively, happy, young and strong. For the comfort steep Rosemary heart flowers in the rose water and drink. "
Gerard agreed in 1636 to its base of plants. "The flowers of rosemary, pellets made of sugar and ate the heart joyful, accelerate minds and make them more alive". It also notes that Rosemary water acts as a breath Water.
Rosemary has long been recognized as a valuable heart and liver tonic and its use can help reduce hypertension. It was used in the treatment of complaints nervous, digestive and menstrual pain.
Rosemary is a symbol of constancy in love, because it remains fresh and fragrant when cut, plus most other conifers. For this reason, it was often used for solemn occasions such as weddings or funerals - "Whether my wedding or my funeral." As in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Rosemary is for remembrance and the language of flowers the gift of Rosemary means "Not your memory disappear." Former myth is that "When Rosemary flourishes - rules of women". Rosemary is sometimes used in psychic work as an aid to concentration, memory and mental stability. Under the pillow on the bed or its delicious aroma is said to prevent nightmares.
A word of warning though - excessive use of Rosemary taken internally can cause fatal poisoning, but this is no reason not to enjoy the delicious and refreshing herbal tea or eat a little flowers.
Like the raw flowers, Rosemary sugar candies are a taste explosion and quite delicious. Preserving them in sugar helps extend the time period you can test this epicurean case in point. First find a flowering plant. He often flowers twice a year, should not be too difficult. You can choose the whole flower of the plant, or establish an arrangement that catches their fall naturally.
In a warm place, like a sunny window ledge above a radiator, falling on dried flowers (even heated) of white sugar. Make sure the container is open enough that moisture can evaporate flowers in sugar, then in the atmosphere. Also make sure that the moisture mixes with this point at all like sugar "clump" and the flowers start to rot, spoil the taste. Stir the mixture from time to time to help the process.
When completely dry, seal the sugar / flower mixture in a moisture-proof container and from time to time - Enjoy!
With thanks to: J. Lust, Mr. Woodward, D. Conway, CL Zalewski, R. sexes.
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