[jackie, I think "herd" was a typo]

It's a little known fact that, in the early days of TV, a homespun midwestern comedian named Herb Shriner was responsible for changing the pronunciation of 'herb'. Herb made many appearances on the old Ed Sullivan show, the most popular TV show in America back in the 50s. Herb used to like to tell tales about his folks back in Indiana and often peppered his stories with tastes of his mother's and sisters' kitchen talk. He would often use the expression "erbs and spices" to avoid confusion with his own given name.

(hi jazz ;-)