SC - Serving question

[Brian L. Rygg or Laura Barbee-Rygg]

Lady Brighid ni Chiarain commented: 
> Unless it's one of the rare recipes that tell you to use "a great deal" of saffron, 
> you can get away with just a small amount.

The amount of saffron needed to get a particular taste will also depend on
how old the saffron is and where it is from. To find out some more about
saffron you might want to read these files in the PLANTS, HERBS AND SPICES
section of my Florilegium:
saffron-art       (16K)  8/11/97    How to buy and select saffron by
Tony Hill.
saffron-msg       (53K) 12/21/99    Types of saffron. period uses.
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