Sublime

At weddings, someone would walk in front of the bride on the way to the church holding aloft a branch of rosemary, gilded if the family could afford to do so, so that she might remember her marriage vows. Rosemary was also prominent at funerals, to help people remember the dead, a dried sprig being carried sometimes long afterwards as a token. Chri

“Mary,” Jane said. “My grandmother.”

Sir Thomas More planted a hedge of rosemary beneath the window of his study so that its scent would waft up as he worked, stimulating his mind, a practice that he advised other scholars to follow.

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Rue: An herb with a musty, bitter flavor used in ancient and medieval cooking, today rue is most often found in a dried form. In small quantities it is harmless but in large quantities can be toxic and an abortifacient. Parsley leaf can be used as a substitute.