SC - saffron substitute was-Adv
Sue Wensel
swensel at brandegee.lm.com
Tue Aug 5 07:55:24 PDT 1997
------ From: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG, Tue, Aug 5, 1997 ------
>Gracious Lady, unfortunately the recipe calls for quite a bit of saffron, 1/2
>teaspoon of threads. I do have some at home and 1/2 teaspoon is about half
of
>the quantity in my little tube. I'm not really looking for a substitute for
the
>flavor of saffron but more for a substitute of an appropriate spice that
would
>have been used in a dish like this. I'll start my list with cinnamon. I am
>making a practice run on the recipe this weekend and I think that I can just
>split the sauce into small portions and add a different alternate spice to
each
>portion and see what kind of flavor I get.
A half a teaspoon of threads really is a lot. Saffron is a spice in which a
little goes a long way. Might I suggest that you use the saffron (not the
quantity called for, but say, a dozen threads) and then see how it tastes? If
it is not strong enough, then add a blend of spices suggested from the list.
At least then you should get some of the saffron taste (which goes quite well
with cinnamon and tumeric).
>Mercedes
>rudin at okway.okstate.edu
Derdriu
swensel at brandegee.lm.com
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