The ballad of Scarborough Fair [View all]

I am reading a cozy mystery book where the story takes place in 1920.

A young woman is now a heiress, a lady and is curious about what is cooking in the kitchen.

The cook added a generous handful of finely chopped herbs.

This reminds me of the ballad of “scarborough Fair!” Eleanor exclaimed.

“Very close, my lady. Only there’s no rosemary here, only parsley, sage and thyme.”

Scarborough Fair? I exclaimed. From Simon and Garfunkel 60s song? But this is 1920.

Off to Wikipedia and the ballad is from 1670.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Fair_(ballad)

Always learn something new.