A pungent herb, Alliaria petiolata, also known as Garlic Mustard, formerly used as a salad component (Evelyn 1699)


Original Receipt in Evelyn 1699;

32. Jack-by-the-Hedge, Alliaria, or sauce-alone; has many Medicinal Properties, and is eaten as other sallets, especially by Country People, growing wild under their Banks and Hedges.