holly commented on the word syllabub
My money is on the Persian, Arabic, & Ottoman Turkish--
salep/salab (a powdered orchid-tuber starch) + ab ( the Persian for "water")
See the article on the Middle Eastern drink made from Orchis mascula
http://hollychase.com/orchid-aphrodisiac/
holly ( at) hollychase (dot) com
February 12, 2010
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holly commented on the word syllabub
My money is on the Persian, Arabic, & Ottoman Turkish--
salep/salab (a powdered orchid-tuber starch) + ab ( the Persian for "water")
See the article on the Middle Eastern drink made from Orchis mascula
http://hollychase.com/orchid-aphrodisiac/
holly ( at) hollychase (dot) com
February 12, 2010