Coriander has been used by people for thousands of years and has been found in ancient Egyptian tombs dating back 3000 years. The Hebrews of biblical times used cilantro as the bitter herb in the Passover meal. The Roman soldiers under the reign of Julius Caesar took coriander with them, using it as a meat preservative and to flavor food. Coriander is also mentioned in The Tales of the Arabian Nights. Sugarplums as referred to in the Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy, were actually a treat made of sugar coated coriander. Coriander was introduced into the Americas around 1670 and was one of the first herbs grown by the colonists. This herb was believed to have a variety of medicinal uses and was thought to alleviate abdominal pains. Today the only medicinal use of coriander is as flavoring for certain prescription medicines to mask their taste and odor.

AhA! Google finally comes through:

Ko = N70 in Lin.B. The fruit of coriander. Ko-liandros = coriander.

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Yes, "Lin.B." is Linear B. Boy, cilantro turns out to be complicated.

“Your phone lines are like a car. Every once in a while, they need service.”

This isn't a lie. They get staticky over time.

I was actually excited to discover through Google this morning that the recently developed buzz on my line could be the reason that my dial-up is connecting at such lightning speeds a 9.6 and 14.4 kbps. Now I jsut have to figure out where the damn buzz is coming from.

still no a/c sara?

Nope.

Raquel, what about empanadas? They can be filled with fruit, baked (and made with pie crust dough).

I'm wondering if I should sell my set of black Tiara glassware on Ebay or at an upcoming garage sale my MiL is having.

I think this might be call for an ear assing. be sure to call them jackholes.

That's a cool history of cilantro! All the way back to Linear B! They do actually have it here, but it's not predictable...you usually have to go to the laiki (local market), rather than finding it at the supermarket. And the laiki near me hasn't had it yet this summer.

I bet it's something like koliander in Greek.

I'm off to try to get pizza. The local pizza place had a sign in the window all week that said "This shop will be closed through (word I don't know)" but I think I saw their door open today. Making dinner didn't happen due to upset baby.

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Κολιανδρο, Κοριανδρο, Κοριαντρο, or Κολιαντροσ.