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Thyme

Thyme is a herb much valued on account of its strong, pungent, aromatic odour and taste. Three varieties are used in cookery--common thyme, lemon thyme, and orange thyme. Lemon thyme and common thyme should be dried at the end of July and during August. Orange thyme is ready a little earlier, and may be dried in June and July. Although thyme is most valuable for flavouring when judiciously used, it is apt to impart a bitter taste to any preparation to which it is added in too large quantities.