Today, the primary use of costmary is in tea and herbal pillows and sachets. |
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Perfumed toilet water was once made from costmary leaves and they added a spicy flavor to ale. |
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The costmary plant is a tall and erect perennial chrysanthemum, of minor importance as a condiment. |
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Using a mortar and pestle, grind the spikenard, peppercorns, costmary and cloves together. |
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In potpourris, costmary helps intensify the scents of other herbs. |
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Less common, but no less impressive, is alecost or costmary, which keeps its leaves through the winter. |
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For painful urination long pepper, castory, myrrh, galbanum, poppy tears, saffron, costmary, 28 grms. |
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