Wild medicine and Tansy cakes
It started with the Tansy cakes. I had to ask myself 'Why would
anyone eat anything so utterly disgusting in taste'?
Chrysanthemum Vulgare is a common perennial in the British Isles
and the name Tansy is said to be derived from the Greek
'athansia', meaning 'immortal'. Reasons suggested for this
include the fact that the dried flower lasts forever or that it
has a medicinal quality contributing to long life. Looking back
to Greek literature, Tansy was given by the Gods to Ganymede to
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