Saffron cost (was Re: SC - Welcome and sources of ingredients)

[David Dendy]

In a message dated 4/28/00 12:57:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
michael.gunter at fnc.fujitsu.com writes:

> > >4. Musk Life Savers (Nestle Confectionery): You may think musk is a 
scent,
>  > >but over in Australia, they think it's a candy flavor. A candy flavor 
> that
>  > >tastes disturbingly like raw meat,to be precise. But what did you expect
>  > >from a country where everyone happily consumes Vegemite?
>  

If you think this foul, please remember that ambergris was considered a 
"seasoning" in the Middle Ages... Particularly in China

Balthazar of Blackmoor

Words are Trains for moving past what really has no Name.