# Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [January 26, 2001, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parsley-sage-rosemary-and-thyme/51861 "2001-01-26T14:40:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SpinneZiege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@SpinneZiege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpinneZiege)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2001, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parsley-sage-rosemary-and-thyme/51861/1 "2001-01-26T14:40:14Z")
The way I learned Scarborough Fair (the earlier, not S&G version), PSR&T was used during the Black Death as embalming spices. It was probably a symbolic thing, from the looks of it. ---
**Author:** ![G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.B.H.Hornswoggler)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2001, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parsley-sage-rosemary-and-thyme/51861/2 "2001-01-26T15:01:10Z")
The column being referenced is [In Simon and Garfunkel’s “Scarborough Fair,” what’s the significance of parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme?](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mparsley.html) You’re just lucky I cought it before Dex got here; you haven’t seen what he does to posters who neglect the reference… [sub]the horror! the horror![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![SpinneZiege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@SpinneZiege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpinneZiege)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2001, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parsley-sage-rosemary-and-thyme/51861/3 "2001-01-27T19:57:59Z")
I don’t worry too much about Dex. [Eutychus55 is the one I worry about.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=55115)