Peppercorns. One or two berries used 
with beef, pot roast, corned beef, gravies, 
in pickling, etc. 
Rosemary. Seasoning creamed soups, 
salmon soufflé, stuffings for fish, and fruit 
cups. Also used with lamb, veal, beef, ham 
dishes, duck and rabbit. 
Sage. Used for pork, sausage, poultry 
dressing and tomato dishes. 
_ Spearmint Leaves. Used to flavor mint 
juleps, iced drinks, chewing gum, jelly, a 
dash over peas, new potatoes, mint sauce, 
etc. 
Summer Savory. Used sparingly on 
lima beans, dried beans, string beans, 
peas, veal, pork and poultry dressing. 
Cook herb with foods. 
Sweet Basil. May be used in sauces, 
salads, tomato dishes and spicy vinegar. 
It is often used with Tarragon. In dry 
form, it is used in flavoring sausage. For 
soups and stews, basil in dry form may 
be put in small cloth bag so it can be 
removed before serving. 
Tarragon. Tarragon vinegar is made 
from this herb. Its flavor is perfect for 
sauces and pickling. Used also in meat, 
stews, soups and salads. 
Thyme. Used with beef, pork, mutton, 
game, poultry, stews, soups, dressings, 
sauces, gravies, pickles, vegetables, etc. 
‘Dishes which require long cooking should 
not be flavored with Thyme until about an 
hour before the food is finished cooking. 
Turmeric. Powdered roots used as con- 
‘diment in curry powders and as yellow 
coloring. Whole root used as pickling. 
Whole or powdered. 
Vanilla. Reeipe for extract. To one pint 
of good brandy, cut up % ounce of Vanilla 
beans and 1 ounce of tonka, bruised; add 
‘these to the brandy and let it digest for 2 
weeks, frequently shaking. Then filter 
carefully and it is ready for use. 
BOTANICALS USED IN CONFECTION 
Horehound. Steep 1 oz. of the herb in 
3%, pint of boiling water for half an hour. 
Strain and add 1% lbs. of brown sugar; 
‘boil over a brisk fire until it hardens in 
‘cold water, then pour out onto greased 
plates and cut into squares. 
| Licorice Root. Used to flavor cough- 
drops and candies. 
Tonka Beans. Used like or as a substi- 
‘tute for vanilla in candy, cocoa, ice cream, 
etc. 
All spices and flavoring herbs sold only 
‘in 35¢ and $1.00 size boxes. 
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