(1) Perfumed toilet water was once made from costmary leaves and they added a spicy flavor to ale.(2) In potpourris, costmary helps intensify the scents of other herbs.(3) Using a mortar and pestle, grind the spikenard, peppercorns, costmary and cloves together.(4) Today, the primary use of costmary is in tea and herbal pillows and sachets.(5) The costmary plant is a tall and erect perennial chrysanthemum, of minor importance as a condiment.
