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All plants RosemaryA kitchen herb with a literary memory GarlicOne bulb, many preparations LentilFrom the pantry to the archaeological record Small kitchen gardenSix familiar herbs, considered closely

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All accounts Rosemary & remembranceA literary thread in Hamlet Garlic & protectionOne recorded family custom Basil & the September CrossA Greek Orthodox observance

a question to keep

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a place in the story

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One ingredient, many tables

Follow maize from a documented food system to a separately sourced polenta recipe. A comparison of uses, not a claimed route of transmission.

Michoacán
Maize
Corn polenta