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And to think—I fancied myself quite the connoisseur of herbal lore. Yet here is spinach, humbly reclining on the plate, concealing a talent for thwarting scorpions and spiders alike.

How delightfully dramatic! One almost wishes to be bitten, just to see it in action.

Thank you, once again, for such an enchanting experience!

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meD's avatar
Mar 31Edited

Fascinating! Almonds and spinach- who knew? (Well, the French obviously knew.) The recipe looks slightly complicated to me - likely it is not to most who bake regularly- but I might try it when I get ambitious.

But what an amazing history. I didn’t realize spinach had medicinal qualities (and I thought I knew that of most herbs/vegetables). “Its juice is used against scorpion and spider bites, either drunk or applied externally.” Hopefully I won’t have to try this.

Thanks for another delightful culinary trip through history!

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