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Article: Thyme to plant, thyme to spare. (cooking herbs)
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- Sunset
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- June 1, 1996
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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They're favorite herbs for cooking. Grow one, or grow a bunch
Good cooks never wind up with too much thyme on their hands. Subtle, versatile, and nearly impossible to misuse, thyme is the most frequently snipped herb in the garden. And now, more varieties are available to snip, including such offbeat varieties as caraway-scented and orange balsam. "Use it a little, use it a lot, use it on everything," urges Kate Jayne of Sandy Mush Herb Nursery. "You won't use it wrong. I can't think of a solitary reason not to have a half-dozen varieties."
Neither can we - specially since the small-leafed, compact plants are as adaptable in the garden as in the kitchen. ...
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