SC - Spice grinders

[Mike C. Baker]

Stefan, unless it was very dry bread / toast, I would
think that it would gum up the works of most spice
grinders I can think of (pepper mill-type).

Mike C. Baker
SCA: Amr ibn Majid al-Bakri al-Amra
"Other": Kihe Blackeagle (the DreamSinger Bard)
Opinions? I'm FULL of 'em
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Stefan li Rous <stefan at texas.net>
Subject: SC - Spice grinders
> > For years I have been looking for a way to remove the spice smell left
in my
> > grinder after I grind spices.  I just got this info from a curry list
that
> > I'm on.  It seems like a good idea so I;m passing it on. Phillipa
> > << Grinding a handful of salt afterwards will remove all the oils,
> >  rendering the grinder usable for other purposes. >>
> There is a period suggestion to grind a bit of the bread to be used in
> the recipe after grinding the spices to clean out the spice crumbs. Now
> I assume you are using a grinder, while in period it was a mortar and
> pestle, but wouldn't the bread do the same thing? Or would you not
> want to put bread into your spice grinder?
> --
> Lord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
> Mark S. Harris             Austin, Texas           stefan at texas.net
> **** See Stefan's Florilegium files at:
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