SC - RE: saffron growing

[DianaFiona]

In a message dated 97-12-30 13:55:32 EST, you write:

<< 
     Just a couple bits of trivia on this "thread"... from an article in
 Smithsonian Magazine a few years back. The author went to Consuega,
 Spain to spend  the saffron harvest season with the growers. His report
 was beautifully written and the photos were spectacular.
  >>
     Great info--thanks for all that typing! ;-) Brandu, looks like your
sources were right and the comercially harvested saffron *is* lightly
"roasted", though it sounds more from this article that the object is to dry
it rather than affect the flavor. Probably not needed in the small quantities
a home garden would yeild, so not mentioned in the article I had read. Mystery
solved! ;-)

    Ldy Diana
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