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botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Savory, Summer - Herb Profile and Information |
 | | Both species were noticed by Virgil as being among the most fragrant of herbs, and on this account recommended to be grown near bee-hives. |
 | | Vinegar, flavoured with Savory and other aromatic herbs, was used by the Romans in the same manner as mint sauce is by us. |
 | | ---Uses---As a pot-herb, Savory, which has a distinctive taste, though it somewhat recalls that of marjoram, is not only added to stuffings, pork pies and sausages as a wholesome seasoning, but sprigs of it, fresh, may be boiled with broad beans and green peas, in the same manner as mint. |
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