Making Herbal Gifts: Salves, Syrups, and Spice Blends to Give

The second herbal gift guide of the quarter is for December, when the time frame is shorter and the gifts need to be made from what is already in the apothecary rather than preparations requiring long maceration. These are the gifts that can be made in an afternoon...

Cinnamon: More Than a Spice

Cinnamomum verum (true or Ceylon cinnamon) has been among the most valued spices in human history, traded across thousands of miles in the ancient world and worth its weight in silver at various points in the medieval spice trade. Cinnamon bark rolled into quills...