Sweet Little Nothings Did you know.... that from earliest
antiquity, mint leaves have been used in medicine and for
culinary purposes? The Greeks also regarded it as a sign of
hospitality; Romans crowned themselves with mint leaves during
feasts and are responsible for introducing the herb throughout
Europe. In sanitation sparse medieval times, mint was highly
valued as an aromatic herb. Home were strewn with mint and baths
were scented with its refreshingly pungent fragrance. Folklore
about mint abounds. Mint was often used in magic brews and
potions. In England, anyone finding a flowering mint plant on
Midsummer's Day would have eternal happiness. In France, it is
said that a bouquet of Mint and St. Johns Wort gave protection
against evil spirits. Today, there is a plethora of clinical
evidence that attests to mint's many health benefits and the
multitude of everyday mint-flavored products from toothpaste to
chewing gum, speak overwhelmingly for its enormous popularity.