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Summer savory (Satureja hortensis) is the better known of the Savory
Savory (herb)

Satureja is a genus of aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae, related to rosemary and thyme. There are about 30 species called savories, of which Summer Savory and Winter Savory are the most important in cultivation....
 species. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial Winter savory
Winter savory

Winter savory is a perennial flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to warm temperate regions of southern Europe.It is a semi-evergreen, semi-woody subshrub growing to over 230 cm tall....
.

This herb has lilac tubular flowers which bloom from July to September.

It grows to around 30 to 60 cm (1-2 feet) in height and has very slender bronze green leaves.

Gardeners wishing to grow this plant should sow from late winter to spring 1.5-mm (1/16 in) deep in good seed compost.






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Summer savory (Satureja hortensis) is the better known of the Savory
Savory (herb)

Satureja is a genus of aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae, related to rosemary and thyme. There are about 30 species called savories, of which Summer Savory and Winter Savory are the most important in cultivation....
 species. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial Winter savory
Winter savory

Winter savory is a perennial flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to warm temperate regions of southern Europe.It is a semi-evergreen, semi-woody subshrub growing to over 230 cm tall....
.

This herb has lilac tubular flowers which bloom from July to September.

It grows to around 30 to 60 cm (1-2 feet) in height and has very slender bronze green leaves.

Gardeners wishing to grow this plant should sow from late winter to spring 1.5-mm (1/16 in) deep in good seed compost. Germination usually takes 14 to 21 days at 18-20°C (65-70F). It should then be transplanted when large enough to handle into 7.5-cm (3-in) pots. Later harden off and plant out 38 cm (15 in) apart into ordinary well drained soil in full sun. Pick the leaves as required and for dried herbs August is the best month. Leave disposal of finished plants until following Spring to allow seeds to drop...or, when disposing of plants in Fall, just give them a shake over the ground, seeds will drop. Either way will provide a myriad of new plants the following Spring.

Summer savory is a traditional popular herb in Atlantic Canada, where it is used in the same way sage
Common sage

Salvia officinalis is a small perennial evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is native to the Mediterranean region and commonly grown as a kitchen and medicinal herb or as an ornamental garden plant....
 is elsewhere. It is the main flavoring in dressing for turkey and chicken, in stews, and in meat pies. Dried, it is available year round in local grocery stores and unlike other herbs, is always added to recipes in large generous heaping spoonfuls.

Summer savory is preferred over winter savory for use in sausages because of the sweeter, more delicate aroma. It plays an important role in Bulgarian cuisine
Bulgarian cuisine

Bulgarian cuisine is a representative of the cuisine of Southeastern Europe. Essentially South Slavic, it shows Turkish cuisine, Greek cuisine and Middle Eastern cuisine influences, and to a lesser extent Armenian cuisine, Italian cuisine, Mediterranean cuisine and Hungarian cuisine ones....
 (the herb is called chubritsa, in Cyrllic ???????, in Bulgarian
Bulgarian language

Bulgarian is an Indo-European languages, a member of the Slavic languages linguistic group.Bulgarian demonstrates several linguistic innovations that set it apart from all other Slavic languages except Macedonian language, such as the elimination of grammatical case, the development of a suffixed definite article , the lack of a verb infin...
), providing a strong and pungent flavour to the most simple and the most extravagant of dishes. Instead of salt and pepper, a Bulgarian table will have three condiments: salt
Salt

A salt, in chemistry, is defined as the product formed from the neutralisation reaction of acids and base . Salts are ionic compounds composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically electric charge ....
, paprika
Paprika

Paprika is a spice made from the grinding of many dried sweet red or green bell peppers . In many European countries, the word paprika also refers to bell peppers themselves....
 and savory. When these are mixed it is called sharena sol (colorful salt).

Summer savory is called cimbru in Romanian
Romanian language

Romanian or Daco-Romanian ; self-designation: limba rom?na, ) is a Romance languages spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova....
 and is used in Romanian cuisine
Romanian cuisine

Romanian cuisine is diverse. It blends different dishes from several traditions with which it has come into contact, but it also maintains its own character....
, especially in Sarmale (stuffed cabbage
Cabbage

The cabbage is a leafy garden plant of the Family Brassicaceae , used as a Leaf vegetable. It is a herbaceous, biennial plant, dicotyledonous flowering plant distinguished by a short stem upon which is crowded a mass of leaves, usually green but in some varieties red or purplish, forming a characteristic compact, globular cluster ....
 or grape leaf rolls).

Is reported to be a helpful expectorant for lungs and head, a useful digestive aid for flatulence and colic, a general tonic and for the prevention of diarrhea. Rubbing a sprig of Summer Savory on a bee or wasp sting is said to give instant relief.