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Lavender buds are put into sugar for two weeks to allow the essential oils and fragrance to transfer; then the sugar itself is used in baking. Lavender can be used in breads where recipes call for rosemary. [citation needed] Lavender can be used decoratively in dishes or spirits, or as a decorative and aromatic in a glass of champagne. Lavender ...
The first recorded use of the word lavender as a color term in English was in 1705. [5]Originally, the name lavender only applied to flowers. By 1930, the book A Dictionary of Color [6] identified three major shades of lavender—[floral] lavender, lavender gray, and lavender blue, and in addition a fourth shade of lavender called old lavender (a darker lavender gray) (all four of these shades ...
Lavandula angustifolia, formerly L. officinalis, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean (Spain, France, Italy, Croatia etc.).Its common names include lavender, true lavender and English lavender [2] (though it is not native to England); also garden lavender, [3] common lavender and narrow-leaved lavender.
Lavandula pinnata (also known as fernleaf lavender and jagged lavender) [2] [3] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to southern Madeira and the Canary Islands (Lanzarote). It was first described in 1780.
This species is more tender than common lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), being less frost-resistant, but harsher and more resinous in its oils. Like other lavenders, it is associated with hot, dry, sunny conditions in alkaline soils. However, it tolerates a range of situations, though it may be short-lived.
People have been infusing wine with plant materials since at least 1250 B.C., when it was first aromatized for medicinal purposes in China. But vermouth as we know it is a Piemontese creation.
Photos: Starbucks. Design: Eat This, Not That!Starbucks has never shied away from introducing unique—and sometimes divisive—flavors to its menu. Look no further than the controversial olive ...
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