SC - Re: substituting calendula for saffron
Kallyr
Kallyr at aol.com
Tue Apr 14 19:39:57 PDT 1998
In a message dated 98-04-14 00:57:15 EDT, you write:
<< I am curious as to how these flowers are a substitute for saffron. Saffron
imparts a distinctive flavor to a dish and , IMO, it would be similar to
substituting parsley for basil or oregano. Certainly cooks substitue things
occasionally in recipes but we must not fool ourselves into thinking that the
use of such substitutions produces a dish that would be remotely similar to
the original so far as flavor goes when using such widely dissimilar
foodstuffs. >>
The use of calendula would be very similar to an original recipe using that
substitution. I agree that irresponsible & cavalier substitutions makes many
redactions completely different fom the recipes they are intended to recreate.
However, I said calendula blossoms were a period substitution, and they were.
Presumedly they were used to get a yellow color. I DID NOT say they were a
good flavor match. I can't tell you if they are, because I haven't tried
them, but I doubt they would be. If you haven't tried them either, I suggest
you wait until you do to offer your opinion on how inappropriate they are.
Presumedly they were used when saffron was unavailable, or by those who found
it too expensive.
Yours,
~~Minna Gantz <Kallyr at aol.com>
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