SC - OT- More re Lizzie Borden: nothing to do w/lamb!

[Philip & Susan Troy]

> Brandu
> ( who would rather buy than grow his saffron, because:
> 1)   It requires more than a half acre of saffron crocus plants to yield
> an ounce of saffron.
> 2)   SOMEONE has got to *pick* the saffron, and they had better know
> *what* to pick, and *how* to do it with out damaging the stamens of the
> plant.  That means a LOT of bending or kneeling in the spring-moist
> dirt.
> 3)   it needs to be dried and roasted to bring out the flavor and color.
> This requires skill and practice.  If you do this wrong the whole batch
> is spoiled!  Poor drying could yield a mold that is not pleasant
> tasting, and bad roasting could yield a most bitter flavor or off color.
> Keep this in mind, dear, self-sufficient, Puck...)
> 
If one does not ask questions, one does not learn;
If one does not try new things, one becomes stagnant;
If one does not attempt the difficult, one should not bother getting out of
bed.

Thanks for the spice info though.

He who relishes the thought of playing in the spring moist dirt, Puck
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