alexanders

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Alexanders or black lovage is a plant with myrrh- and celery-like flavour from the same family as cow parsley. Stems can be prepared as a vegetable and served with butter and black pepper and the roots boiled or candied. It is related to the weed "fat hen" which is used as chicken feed. It can also be used as a substitute for spinach, though the leaves are a little sparse.

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