MOUNTAIN-MINT

or “Basil,” a general title for several species of a genus of perennial North-American herbs with aromatic leaves of mint-like flavor. The true Bast h see) is native to India and Southern Asia generally. J Vip MUFFIN, in this country } generally a small, thick, ee;;: round, unsweetened g we,: ‘‘eoo muffin,’’ “‘corn mufnt }:, fin,’ and ‘‘bran muffin.’’ et v7 Lee. The muffin most famous in = we, 4 \ literature is that of Engry. “Ax - land, also round but larger ers \: A J and flattened, generally milk, eggs, ete., very light b a J and spongy, eaten toasted: and buttered at breakfast <M @ or tea. For toasting, the muffin is first sht around | the edges and inward, but } * ~ f not to the center. After as 4 f; | toasting, it is pulled apart =. MUGWORT, a tall, per aS Pw Pid Ye as ennial herb with woolly | =oleaves, both fresh and dried, as a Be f= \;: ~S seasoning and for flavor- FE. } a; f MULBERRY, a _ berry,; = }; very popular in very plentiful, but not -, / | | so highly eon side red, in | ‘ _ this country. It is both | a / |: wholesome and agreeable SS SN caten raw, and is excellent French black mulberry for cooking, especially when mixed with some more acid fruit as apples or rhubarb in pies and puddings. The Common, or Black, mulberry, of which the big French Black is the highest type, is a small tree of bushy growth, the fruit purplish-black, with dark red juice, decidedJy aromatic and of subacid, sweet flavor. Another desirable variety is the cultivated native Red mulberry. The White mulberry has not the fine flavor of the other two varieties, but it is widely grown for silkworm food, its leaves being usually preferred to those of the black and red fruited trees.