[Sca-cooks] On cubebs and grains of paradise

[Elaine Koogler]

I've always had good luck with Penzy's...don't know if that's the one you're
talking about here, but what I've gotten from them has always been very fresh.  In
fact, the mint I bought was so fresh it still had all of the stems, etc. in the
bag....grrrrrrrrrrr!  Can you imagine having to separate the stems from the leaves
(dried) for 60 Chicken & Cherry pies?  Not a lot of fun.  But the fragrance and
taste were the freshest I've encountered other than what I pick from my own
garden.

Kiri

jenne at fiedlerfamily.net wrote:

> > Wow.  I just went to that site.  I must say, it seems expensive to me.
> > Although I pay a few cents more for galangal root (I pay $1.80 for the cut
> > root) I pay only $1.75 and ounce for cubebs as opposed to their $3.00; and I
> > get grains of paridise for $2.40 an ounce as compared to their $4.00.  Makes
> > me glad of something here in Baltimore, the dirty little city.
>
> Can anyone suggest other online sources that accepts credit cards and has
> fast shipping, for herbs and spices? I've used Penn herb but have found
> that their stuff tends to acquire a certain sameness of smell and I'm not
> sure it's fresh. Atlantic Spice is well regarded but they only cover the
> things I can get by phone order more easily from The Village Herb Shop, my
> favorite not-quite-local supplier. (Anyone who will sell me an armload of
> dried hops on the vine for the Celtic Classic demo is my hero, ok?)
>
> -- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa
> jenne at fiedlerfamily.net OR jenne at tulgey.browser.net OR jahb at lehigh.edu
> "Are you finished? If you're finished, you'll have to put down the spoon."
>
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