Peppermint

Peppermint Our spice is peppermint, which is a pungent and aromatic mint (Mentha piperita) with dark green lanceolate leaves and whorls of small pink flowers in spikes. Peppermint is used in baking (candy, cookies, taffy, teas and many others), in aromatherapy, and oils. It is now located all over the world, but it originated probably in England and then spread to Central and Southern Europe and Africa (main cultivation area). Peppermint is a perennial plant …showed first 75 words of 263 total…

…showed last 75 words of 263 total…Civil War. Peppermint leaves can be steeped into a tea which traditional medicine used as a remedy for cramps, headaches, nausea, diarrhea, indigestion, colds and "whatever ails you." For cooking purposes, peppermint is used primarily to flavor sweets, candies or various liquors after being infused into oil or alcohol. In conclusion, peppermint is a spice with many different purposes. It is grown in many different places. We’ve learned quite a bit about this spice.