SC - Cassia bark vs Cinnamon

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/27/99 6:59:00 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Karin.Oughton at geis.ge.com writes:

<<  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 >>

I am thouroughly confused here. If, as I am assumiong you purchased a large
amount of cassia, then it would be no problem to use it in regular recipes
calling for cinnamon since most authors use cassia when the write cinnamon.

If you are using it in period recipes, then simply use a little less and build
up to a taste you like.

If you bought lots of true cinnamon then don't worry because it is milder than
cassia.

If you bought the sticks they keep for an almost indefinite time if kept dry
and in a sealed container 

Ras
============================================================================

To be removed from the SCA-Cooks mailing list, please send a message to
Majordomo at Ansteorra.ORG with the message body of "unsubscribe SCA-Cooks".

============================================================================