30-03-2014, 01:49 AM
AnnabelP, you beat me to this reply, you are perfectly correct that Mint and Spearmint are two different herbs. Most UK supermarkets sell mint tea and even in some cases Mint & Spearmint but I have yet to encounter just Spearmint !
They look very similar but both smell and taste quite differently, so I can understand your dear wife being repulsed by it.
I love my spearmint tea quite apart from the NBE benefits and now prefer it to Earl Grey that I used to consume especially in the morning (without milk of course)
I am fully aware that like mint, it can be very invasive if allowed to roam free in the garden, hence my desire to grow it in a large tub or barrel !
Love to all
Hugs
Heather
They look very similar but both smell and taste quite differently, so I can understand your dear wife being repulsed by it.
I love my spearmint tea quite apart from the NBE benefits and now prefer it to Earl Grey that I used to consume especially in the morning (without milk of course)
I am fully aware that like mint, it can be very invasive if allowed to roam free in the garden, hence my desire to grow it in a large tub or barrel !
Love to all
Hugs
Heather