SC - saffron substitute

[Marisa Herzog]

                      RE>>SC - saffron substitute  was-Adv         8/5/97

I just got a beautiful book called "Brother Cadfael's Garden"  based on the
mystery novels with the 12th Century monastic main character.  It appears to
be very good at researching the herbs and such used in this series of novels
and cross referencing them against period sources.  So far it has one of the
most complete and accesible encyclopedias of herbs with pictures that I have
found.
Of course I forgot to bring it to work with me to get the names right, but
under saffron it had
1)"true" saffron (the really expensive stuff)
2)another crocus used as a substitute
and 3) "false" saffron, which wasn't a crocus and I didn't recognize the
scientific name.
I apologize for posting "without the facts", enthusiasm has gotten the best of
me- I will try my darndest to remember the book tomorrow so that I can post
the scientific names.
refering to an earlier thread- it listed Peony seeds as a spicy, peppery
cooking ingredient.
- -brid

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