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Annual herbs include members of the umbrellif- era family: parsley, dill, fennel, anise, chervil, cumin and caraway, among others. They are wonderful in salads, soups, sauces and the seeds of caraway, anise and cumin in baking. Fennel is paired with fish and the bulbous root can be cooked as a vegetable accompaniment with a delicate licorice flavor. Basil is well known as a partner to tomatoes and as wonderful gar- licky pesto. There are many vari- eties of basil but for pesto and gen- eral use, the large leaf sweet basil is the best as it is easier to harvest than the smaller leafed types. Basil is a very tender herb, shriveling at the thought of frost and should be started indoors in early May if spring lags a bit. The rest can be seeded outside when the soil is warm. Parsley and dill can be plant- ed in early spring to let light frosts bring the seeds out of dormancy. Summer savory has a nicer flavor than the perennial winter savory and is perfect with fresh green beans. Coriander or cilantro-is indispensable in Mexican and Indian cooking and its spicy leaves will add a spark to everything. The perennial herbs should be placed with care in your garden as they will be with you for many years and some grow quite large or spread rapidly. Lovage is a five foot giant for the back of the gar- den. It is known as the soup pot herb and forms the base for the Dutch seasoning “Maggi”. Sage is a woody two foot plant. It used to be a cure-all herb, increasing longevity and sage of course means wise. It is a perfect seasoning for poultry. French tarragon, a sharp tasting herb, is used for the gourmet tar- ragon vinegar and tarragon flavored butter for carrots. Be sure you buy true French tarragon and not the flavorless Russian type (which is the only one you can grow from seed). Oregano and rosemary are mediterranean herbs used in Italian and Greek cooking. Oregano and tarragon will survive outdoors with a good cover mulch but rosemary has to be brought in before the first frost. Rosemary has a strong, almost Dera -like flavor but, 6:00 5:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 Friday 5:30 Community Calendar 6:00 Sportszone 6:30 Region Council (Feb. 17/93) Check Schedule daily Ca ne d by garlic, it is well- suited to stronger meats such as lamb. Thyme now comes in a whole range of varieties from the common cooking thyme to lemon thyme to nutmeg thyme and the purely ornamental silver-leafed woolly thyme. A good introduction to herbs is “The Harrowsmith Illustrated Guide to Herbs” by Patrick Lima. An excellent source for both seeds and plants is Richters, Goodwood, ON., Tel: (416) 640-6641.