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* Re: "Spices" and "herbs"Steve Hayes
`* Re: "Spices" and "herbs"Sam Plusnet
 `* Re: "Spices" and "herbs"Paul Wolff
  +* Re: "Spices" and "herbs"Lewis
  |`- Re: "Spices" and "herbs"J. J. Lodder
  `* Re: "Spices" and "herbs"Sam Plusnet
   `- Re: "Spices" and "herbs"CDB

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From: hayes...@telkomsa.net (Steve Hayes)
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Subject: Re: "Spices" and "herbs"
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 by: Steve Hayes - Tue, 5 Apr 2022 13:11 UTC

On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:12:23 +0000, Stefan Ram wrote:

> ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) writes:
>>The Web explains that herbs, such as thyme, basil, or
>
> Another source claims: "Herbs" generally refers to the leafy green or
> flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while spices are
> usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including
> seeds, bark, roots and fruits.

And that's exactly my understanding, but I'm not American, and so I
pronounce it "herbs" not "urrrbs"

--
Steve Hayes http://khanya.wordpress.com

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 by: Sam Plusnet - Tue, 5 Apr 2022 18:08 UTC

On 05-Apr-22 14:11, Steve Hayes wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:12:23 +0000, Stefan Ram wrote:
>
>> ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) writes:
>>> The Web explains that herbs, such as thyme, basil, or
>>
>> Another source claims: "Herbs" generally refers to the leafy green or
>> flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while spices are
>> usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including
>> seeds, bark, roots and fruits.
>
>
> And that's exactly my understanding, but I'm not American, and so I
> pronounce it "herbs" not "urrrbs"

Next question: Do people think of Herb-robert as a herb?

--
Sam Plusnet

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From: bounc...@thiswontwork.wolff.co.uk (Paul Wolff)
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Subject: Re: "Spices" and "herbs"
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 by: Paul Wolff - Tue, 5 Apr 2022 19:26 UTC

On Tue, 5 Apr 2022, at 19:08:42, Sam Plusnet posted:
>On 05-Apr-22 14:11, Steve Hayes wrote:
>> On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:12:23 +0000, Stefan Ram wrote:
>>
>>> ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) writes:
>>>> The Web explains that herbs, such as thyme, basil, or
>>>
>>> Another source claims: "Herbs" generally refers to the leafy green or
>>> flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while spices are
>>> usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including
>>> seeds, bark, roots and fruits.
>> And that's exactly my understanding, but I'm not American, and so I
>> pronounce it "herbs" not "urrrbs"
>
>Next question: Do people think of Herb-robert as a herb?
>
A stinking geranium, innit. Or cranesbill, if you prefer. It does have a
reputation for medicinal potency, which should qualify it for herbdom.
--
Paul

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 by: Lewis - Tue, 5 Apr 2022 20:08 UTC

In message <e$zqFOlXfJTiFArA@wolff.co.uk> Paul Wolff <bounceme@thiswontwork.wolff.co.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Apr 2022, at 19:08:42, Sam Plusnet posted:
>>On 05-Apr-22 14:11, Steve Hayes wrote:
>>> On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:12:23 +0000, Stefan Ram wrote:
>>>
>>>> ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) writes:
>>>>> The Web explains that herbs, such as thyme, basil, or
>>>>
>>>> Another source claims: "Herbs" generally refers to the leafy green or
>>>> flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while spices are
>>>> usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including
>>>> seeds, bark, roots and fruits.
>>> And that's exactly my understanding, but I'm not American, and so I
>>> pronounce it "herbs" not "urrrbs"
>>
>>Next question: Do people think of Herb-robert as a herb?
>>
> A stinking geranium, innit. Or cranesbill, if you prefer. It does have a
> reputation for medicinal potency, which should qualify it for herbdom.

Geraniums are noxious weed with a odor somewhere between a dead skunk
after a couple of weeds and a fetid slurry of pond water and sewage. I
would not call it an herb, but an infestation.

--
"Are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
"I think so, Brain. But does 'Chunk o' Cheesy's' deliver packing
material?"

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 by: Sam Plusnet - Wed, 6 Apr 2022 00:06 UTC

On 05-Apr-22 20:26, Paul Wolff wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Apr 2022, at 19:08:42, Sam Plusnet posted:

>> Next question:  Do people think of Herb-robert as a herb?
>>
> A stinking geranium, innit. Or cranesbill, if you prefer. It does have a
> reputation for medicinal potency, which should qualify it for herbdom.

Ask a simple question. Get a simple answer.

--
Sam Plusnet

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 by: J. J. Lodder - Wed, 6 Apr 2022 09:36 UTC

Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:

> In message <e$zqFOlXfJTiFArA@wolff.co.uk> Paul Wolff:
> > On Tue, 5 Apr 2022, at 19:08:42, Sam Plusnet posted:
> >>On 05-Apr-22 14:11, Steve Hayes wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:12:23 +0000, Stefan Ram wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) writes:
> >>>>> The Web explains that herbs, such as thyme, basil, or
> >>>>
> >>>> Another source claims: "Herbs" generally refers to the leafy green or
> >>>> flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while spices are
> >>>> usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including
> >>>> seeds, bark, roots and fruits.
> >>> And that's exactly my understanding, but I'm not American, and so I
> >>> pronounce it "herbs" not "urrrbs"
> >>
> >>Next question: Do people think of Herb-robert as a herb?
> >>
> > A stinking geranium, innit. Or cranesbill, if you prefer. It does have a
> > reputation for medicinal potency, which should qualify it for herbdom.
>
> Geraniums are noxious weed with a odor somewhere between a dead skunk
> after a couple of weeds and a fetid slurry of pond water and sewage. I
> would not call it an herb, but an infestation.

Don't tell the Swiss,

Jan

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 by: CDB - Wed, 6 Apr 2022 11:39 UTC

On 4/5/2022 8:06 PM, Sam Plusnet wrote:
> Paul Wolff wrote:
>> Sam Plusnet posted:

>>> Next question: Do people think of Herb-robert as a herb?

>> A stinking geranium, innit. Or cranesbill, if you prefer. It does
>> have a reputation for medicinal potency, which should qualify it
>> for herbdom.

> Ask a simple question. Get a simple answer.

I was moved to look it up. "Geranios" was Greek for "crane".

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