SC - Questions on Sekainjabin

[Sharon R. Saroff]

> >>I found a web page that sells saffron for $47 an ounce.  Is that a good
> price?  I get mine in much smaller packaging (metric even) and I'm not

> Looking at my new Penzeys Spices catalog, I find 
> Kashmir Mogra Cream (100% red saffron, India) Per 1/4 oz. $44.95.
> Superior Quality Spanish Saffron (90% re saffron threads, 10% yellow
> saffron styles) Per 1/4 oz. $33.95

The Pepperer's Guild lists it for $$6.00/dwt. I don't know what a dwt is.
They also directed me to Gernot Katzer's Spice Page (wow!) which says:
"Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world (anything below 4 US$
per gram is suspiciously cheap; explanations range from "probably
smuggled" to "probably not saffron at all"). In production countries the
price is, of course, much lower (one tenth), but so is the quality."

Hope this helps
~Maedb

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