Re: [CH] Unknown spices, herbs and stuff

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At 6:02 PM -0800 22/2/99, Brent Thompson wrote:
>-> Star anise ...  It's the seeds that are edible,
>
>I don't know about eating star anise as such, but in cooking, the entire
>seed pod is used, whole or broken.  I've seen it whole (or broken) in
>various food preparations, and I'm sure the entire seed pod, seeds, wings
>and all, is ground up when powdered star anise is called for.
I have some star anise plants growing Very attractive plants
Flower is star shaped and smells like the see.
I have never had any seed pods though
Michael Bailes

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