[Northkeep] Drop Talana in a spice merchant's shop and watch her go

Thu Jan 27 11:24:04 PST 2011

Margaret's sells paprika - course they are also in the Farm.......

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer Carlson" <talana1 at hotmail.com>
To: "northkeep lists.ansteorra.org" <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Drop Talana in a spice merchant's shop and watch 
her go

>
> Spiceology had some paprikas.
>
> Herbs and spices for Dummies.  I've had a similar experience when trying 
> to find something out of the ordinary.  Even Whole Paycheck doesn't carry 
> much that Reasor's and Wally World don't.  The Indian and Middle Eastern 
> stores can only fill in a little of the gap.
>
> Talana
>
>
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:13:04 -0600
>> From: tinabetta at gmail.com
>> To: northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org
>> Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Drop Talana in a spice merchant's shop and watch 
>> her go
>>
>> I have been looking for a source for good mild Hungarian Paprika, just 
>> can't
>> make a decent Paprikash without it, and I can't seem to find it anywhere.
>> The selection in Walmart and Reasor's is almost depressing, it's like 
>> herbs
>> and spices for Dummies.
>> I plan to visit when next I am on that side of town.
>>
>> Tina
>> loves to cook a bit
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 8:40 AM, Susan O'Neal <catmafia03 at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Ahhh, sounds like we need to plan a pillage soon and maybe a fun 
>> > cooking
>> > day. I love when you take us through the 'notions' and give us all the
>> > ways
>> > we can use them. Once Jim is beyond his next stage of torture in a few
>> > weeks, I would happily open our house up for a cooking day where you 
>> > can
>> > share your secrets. I have a small store of spices to start from, the
>> > Spice
>> > Godess and a few others have had me hitting my favorite Indian market 
>> > to
>> > build up my stores-though I have no idea how long of trip they took to 
>> > get
>> > to me. Anjum has been teaching me the easy way to make Indian food and 
>> > has
>> > a simple way to make Naan, Bal demonstrated a couple Roti variations, 
>> > and
>> > Aarti showed me how to make Chapatties this last week. I am ready to 
>> > move
>> > beyond the packet Indian food like I brought to the December Grub and 
>> > Garb
>> > and really, really want to work on some of the breads. That and I'd 
>> > love
>> > to
>> > learn the nuances of the different regions Garum Masallas. I have 
>> > learned
>> > the secret to mango lassi, so we can be sipping these as we treasure 
>> > the
>> > other things.
>> >
>> > Can't wait to visit Spiceology,
>> > Susan the Curious
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:01 PM, Jennifer Carlson <talana1 at hotmail.com
>> > >wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> > > Tulsa . . . has an epicier!
>> > >
>> > > Spiceology opened this week in the Farm Shopping Center, just north 
>> > > of
>> > > Hancock's Fabrics, in the space once occupied by the Game Shop. I 
>> > > have
>> > been
>> > > waiting eagerly since the sign went up over the door before 
>> > > Christmas.
>> > Last
>> > > night, while making an emergency run for thread at Hancock's, I saw 
>> > > that
>> > > they had finally opened for business, but alas, had closed for the 
>> > > day.
>> > > This morning the Tulsa World and an article on the store, which 
>> > > opened
>> > > yesterday: so, of course, I beelined for the shop after work this
>> > evening,
>> > > and was delighted at what I found.
>> > >
>> > > The shop is set up like a boutique, meaning that the display cases 
>> > > are
>> > > small and the shop has a lot of open space, but hey - their product 
>> > > is
>> > all
>> > > in small bottles, so there is a great deal of stock to drool over.
>> > You'll
>> > > see test tubes among the bottles - those are display samples you are
>> > welcome
>> > > to sniff. They package and label their own goods, and the colors and
>> > scents
>> > > of their wares tell you this stuff hasn't spent five years in a leaky
>> > > Italian galley coming from Cathay by way of India, to be held in an
>> > Adriatic
>> > > port for another year until it's packed and shipped to Paris, with
>> > upcharges
>> > > and price hikes along the way, until a poor London housewife can 
>> > > hardly
>> > > afford a bit of cinnamon for her camaline sauce, and peppercorns 
>> > > become a
>> > > form of currency.
>> > >
>> > > I immediately scooped up a jar of Ceylon cinnamon - that's cinnamomum
>> > > verum, or true cinnamon, not the cassia that we're used to. True
>> > cinnamon
>> > > has a more delicate scent and flavor. It was $3.49 for .9 ounces - 
>> > > you
>> > > can't beat that. Also for $3.49 I snagged a bottle of garam masala.
>> > It's
>> > > so fresh the aroma smacks you. Diarmaid is looking forward to a tikka
>> > > masala dinner soon.
>> > >
>> > > I made myself pass over whole and ground corianders and cardamoms and
>> > > nutmegs. They have juniper berries, allspice, mace, and cloves. They
>> > have
>> > > jars of grains of paradise that make the tiny packets from High 
>> > > Gravity
>> > look
>> > > stingy. One display case is devoted to salts - sea salt and mined 
>> > > salt;
>> > > white, gray, and pink. There's even a salt that our friends who ride 
>> > > the
>> > > Mongolian Steppes would be familiar with. For those whose cookery 
>> > > leans
>> > > toward the grill, you can take your pick of mixtures and rubs. If you
>> > need
>> > > extracts, you can find high-quality vanilla (I confess I didn't 
>> > > examine
>> > > those as closely, as my wallet was making mewling noises and I knew 
>> > > if I
>> > > didn't leave soon, it would be ramen noodles for dinner till payday).
>> > >
>> > > I was hoping for long pepper, cubebs, and blade mace, but at least 
>> > > for
>> > now,
>> > > their stock is a tad more mainstream. The owners (a husband and 
>> > > wife),
>> > > however, said they are open to doing special orders, and took notes 
>> > > about
>> > > the long pepper in particular.
>> > >
>> > > I am not being paid anything by Spiceology - I'm not getting 
>> > > kickbacks or
>> > > free merchandise for talking them up (though that's something to 
>> > > discuss
>> > > with them). My reason for emoting is far more selfish:
>> > >
>> > > We have a spice merchant in town. The prices for some of these 
>> > > items -
>> > > when you can find them - at local grocers would make a Geonese trader
>> > > petition for price controls. Let's do what we can to get them up and
>> > > running and keep them that way.
>> > >
>> > > Oh, and their hours are 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Tuesday through 
>> > > Saturday.
>> > >
>> > > Now, back to making candy,
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Talana
>> > >
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