Herb puzzles

Try your hand at the following puzzles.  You will find it easier if you print the page first.

Anagrams

Sort the letters to find the names of the herbs

1. EYMTH

2. RIRDCENOA

3. EGSA

4. YPLRASE

5. CPAELMEEAN

6. AJRMAOARM

7. OEMRYRAS

8. ETTLNEE

9. NLFENE

10. LDNIADNOE

Solution to anagrams.

Word Search

Find the following herbs in the above letter grid by reading across, down or diagonally.

Solution to word search.

Crossword

Across

1    Melissa or lemon ____ (4)
6    This spice comes in quills from the inner bark of a tree and is used to flavour cakes, biscuits, curries and chutney  (8)
9    Used in curries and is one of the oldest herbs.  Its seeds were found in Egyptian tombs.(9)
11   Used to flavour sweets and toothpaste (10)
12   Mainly used to flavour ice cream and chocolate (7)

Down

1    A leaf from this tree goes into a bouquet garni (3)
2    Has the same name a a medieval staff with a metal spike (4)
3    Used in sauce to go with roast lamb (4)
4    Julius Caesar found the natives of Britain stained with this (4)
5    A yellow flower with four petals, used in herbal medicine and for treatment of stomach upsets (9)
7    This little known herb used to be grown in kitchen gardens.  The roots and leaves were eaten (7)
8    Our feline friends love this 3 (7)
9    Small unopened buds usually pickled in vinegar . They are also found in tartare sauce (6) 
10   Shakespeare called this the herb o'grace o'Sundays (3)

Solution to crossword

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