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I grow rue and love it, especially after it is dried and has that wonderful sweet smell (diffferent from its earthy, fresh smell). Although many sites claim it is poison, I do know it was used it cooking recipes in the past in small amounts. Has anyone added rue to their mead?

Honey
 
You know, I don't think I've ever had a metheglin with rue as one of the ingredients. I'm not sure how you would go about formulating a "safe" recipe, either. It is, according to the references I have at hand, only mildly toxic if eaten but rue oil is a skin irritant. The flavor is supposedly very bitter.

If you do something with rue, I'd suggest adding it during secondary/aging and starting with very small amounts at first.
 
@Honey

Did you ever try this in your mead?
I was wondering how it came out.

I dry my rue leaves, flowers, and stems and use them in cooking all the time without any ill effects. I have heard that it is toxic, but I imagine it's one of those things where you would have to eat much more than the average human would attempt to make yourself sick.
In any case, it is rather bitter and potent tasting so a little bit goes a very long way.
 
Man, I wouldn't want to *ruin* my mead by putting rue in it... get it?

Just kidding, I'd try it if I could find some. Sounds interesting.
 
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