Labels:text | electronics | screenshot | display | font OCR: THYME The leaves of a low-growing perennial belonging to the mint family. Two varieties of the plant are commercially grown for use in food preparation- the French Thyme and the Lemon Thyme. The Romans and Egyptians found Thyme to be a valuable digestive aid because it stimulated the appetite and helped them to digest rich foods. U A The Thyme blossom has long been the source from which bees R produce the famous Greek honey. The flavor of Thyme combines I well with all sorts of meats, vegetables, soups and sauces. E The taste and aroma are quite pungent, so should be used T spar ingly, however . Y W In the ninth century, some spices sold for the equivalent of 0 $18.00 per pound? Fortunes were made in the spice trade. W