Caraway Spice Herb Vintage Botanical Illustration Postcard

A vintage botanical nature illustration featuring caraway (Carum carvi), a spicy anise-flavoued pungent herb in cooking and baking. You can customize text if you want. Caraway's been in use since the Stone Age. It was known by the ancient Egyptians and Romans, and described by Greek scholars. Medicinal benefits include treatment of digestive woes, memory improvement and obesity. In myth and folklore caraway acts to repel fairies, harvest spirits, imps or any Faerie creatures who try to help themselves to your larder. The Rye Dog, a harvest spirit, eats flour. He's often found in the rye. If you've been working like a dog getting in the harvest, threshing and reaping and milling and grinding, the last thing you want is some ol' hound sniffing at your door wanting to eat your stock. Shoo the bad spirits away with caraway. However, know that caraway repels all Faerie folk, not just those pestering you.