74 



CULINARY HERBS 



names, both popular and botanical, are supposed to 

 be derived from Caria, in Asia Minor, where the 

 plant is believed first to have attracted attention. 



Caraway for Comfits and Birthday Cakes 



From very early ages the caraway has been es- 

 teemed by cooks and doctors, between which a 

 friendly rivalry might seem to exist, each vying to 

 give it prominence. At the present time the cooks 

 seem to be in the ascendancy; the seeds or their oil 

 are rarely used in modern medicine, except to dis- 

 guise the flavor of repulsive drugs. 



