SC - Sherry
ANN1106@aol.com
ANN1106 at aol.com
Sun Oct 5 13:55:45 PDT 1997
> From: Ron and Laurene Wells <tinyzoo at vr-net.com>
> And how do you know when it's appropriate to substitute marigold > petals for saffron? (Sorry, I can't afford a spice that costs $1000 > an ounce!)
$1000 an ounce??? Saffron's expensive, but, if someone has quoted THAT
price to you... they're really trying to rip you. I can get REALLY GOOD
saffron from an Indian grocery for about $23-26 an ounce (and in a
pretty little tin, no less :), or about $6-7 a gram wholesale at
healthfood co-ops. If anyone's interested in the stuff from the Indian
grocery, let me know- I hope to be travelling out that way in a few
months, and I can take orders.
Side note: do ya'll know you should refridgerate saffron? I just found
this out myself a few weeks ago, from the Indian gentleman who told me
where to get the saffron from, and none of my friends know it either, so
I thought I'd share ;). I've been using saffron for years, but have
always bought it in tiny quantities, so I never noticed a decrease in
flavor. But, if you're buying it in enough quantity to keep around for
more than a few days (i.e., a full ounce :), it should be refridgerated.
Just my 0.02 (which won't buy ANY saffron, which is why I'm so liberal
with those 0.02's :)
Marjorie
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