SC - Cassia bark vs Cinnamon

[Oughton, Karin (GEIS, Tirlan)]

Ras, folks - thanks ! (Apologies for delay in response - I ve been offline
for some days)

That seems to be exactly - although I think that UK based supermarkets
actually seem to sell true cinnamon, although at an exorbitant price : ) . I
was taking a short cut and buying from an ethnic shop to get it cheaper &
have ended up with a different product : )

Any ideas on how to use it now? I've got lots to use up and I'm a little
nervous of using it as a direct substitute for cinnamon now!

karin

karin at tirlan.com



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Micaylah [SMTP:dy018 at freenet.carleton.ca]
> Sent:	Saturday, January 23, 1999 4:56 PM
> To:	sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject:	Re: SC - Cassia bark vs Cinnamon
> 
> At 05:43 PM 1/22/99 EST, Ras said...
> >Cassia is what is normally available in the supermarkets labeled as
> 'cinnamon'
> >It's flavor is harsh and dominating with a burning bitter aftertaste. The
> >sticks themselves are very hard and the layers are very thick. When
> ground it
> >produces a very deep reddish-brown powder.
> >
> >True cinnamon is more subtle in flavor and has a definite sweet after
> taste.
> >The sticks are very brittle and are composed of numerous layers of almost
> >paper thin bark. When ground it is lighter is color.
> >
> >Each type comes from a different species of cinnamon tree. 
> >
> >If you want a subtle, sweet almost perfumy flavor that reminds you of
> the
> >rapture of a harp or an elusive flute solo then True cinnamon is for you.
> If
> >you prefer the effect of a brass band then cassia would be your choice.
> :-)
> 
> Ras you are so right. Just recently I coordinated a pot luck for our 12th
> Night (more on this in another posting) and made Ypocras and Mulled Cider
> for the sideboard. I received a whole bag of goodies (whole spices) from
> friends that had visited Granada last year and I used some of the cinnamon
> bark. What a difference!! You have described the ensuing flavour down to a
> T. I noticed the difference immendiately, although I suspect most gentles
> wouldn't have.
> 
> Micaylah
> -who has been lurking for far too long-
> 
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