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Meet the plant
This profile concerns common thyme, Thymus vulgaris. The everyday word thyme can refer to several plants; retaining the scientific name keeps the record specific.
At the kitchen table
Tender tips can be chopped into food, while larger woody stems are usually removed. Add a few sprigs to a simmering dish and lift out the stems, or strip the leaves to scatter through vegetables.
A thread to follow
In a kitchen notebook, record whether a recipe uses fresh leaves or dried thyme. The form and amount belong together, especially when comparing different versions of an inherited recipe.
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Sources & further reading
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · n.d.
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BRING IT TO THE TABLE
Cook with common thyme.
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