This section is from the book "Cooking Vegetables. Practical American Cookery", by Jules Arthur Harder. Also available from Amazon: The Physiology Of Taste.
Guimauve. Sammetpappel.
No. 852. - This is a plant that is common in marshes near the sea shore. The flowers are used for diet drinks (tisanes), and should be picked with care before the rising of the sun. They should then be dried thoroughly, and kept in a dry, dark place.
For Marsh Mallow Syrup see Capillary Syrup, Article XXXI, No. 354.
 
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