Savour rosemar:Few herbs are as widely grown as rosemary, yet its evergreen, architectural contribution to gardens both formal and informal is often underrated

摘要

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), in all its forms, is a quintessential herb. It looks beautiful year round in the garden; and it can transform an ordinary meal, filling the kitchen with mouthwatering aromas. A mug of rosemary tea helps - allegedly -to improve memory, and cure hangovers. Today rosemary is one of the top 10 culinary herbs for discerning cooks. However, this has not always been the case: in antiquity, it was used more as a devotional plant, and in the Middle Ages it was considered so valuable a medicinal plant that, in 1675, Rosmarin-Buchlein ('Rosemary Booklet') was published, with more than 200 medicinal rosemary recipes.