The Family Kitchen Gardener (1856)/Caraway
CARAWAY.
Càrum Cárui.—Carvi, Fr.—Kummel, Ger.
A native of many countries in the northern parts of Europe. It is biennial, and propagated by sowing the seeds in Spring. The seeds of this plant are well known to have a pleasant, spicy smell, and a warm, aromatic taste; and on that account they are much used as a common ingredient in cakes, and are encrusted in sugar for comfits; they are also distilled with spirituous liquors, to improve their flavor. The tender leaves in Spring are sometimes boiled in soups.