[Sca-cooks] RE: good source, and gravy

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

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From: "Weems, Lora" <Lora.Weems at ssa.gov>
> Mea Culpa.  I >did< mean $3.99 per gram, not ounce - and here in North
> Texas,
> that's a VERY good price, since, IF you can find saffron in a grocery store,
> you expect to pay $5 to $8 for a packet that has 10 - 12 strands.  But it
> _IS_
> Spanish, not Mexican, the vial says so.


In our local Indian grocery store, here in New Jersey, Spanish saffron usually goes for about $20/oz.  Right now, there's a special sale for Diwali, and it's $14.95/oz.

Brighid


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