This section is from the book "Cooking Vegetables. Practical American Cookery", by Jules Arthur Harder. Also available from Amazon: The Physiology Of Taste.
Melisse. Melisse.
No. 100. - The Balm Mint is a hardy perennial aromatic plant, similar to the Balm, but different in flavor, being often taken for Mint, on account of its flavor. It is used for seasoning game and flavoring vinegar and spirituous waters. Culture same as Balm.
 
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