[Sca-cooks] Coriander Seeds, was Back Again

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

Olwen wrote:
>OK.  How about coriander.  How many different varieties are there?  I
>brought some whole seeds with me to make the garlic/corriander olives for
>Atlantia's party.  It is the same stuff I always get and use.  Smells
>wonderful, looks fresh, has a very nice flavor.  Bec brought hers.  Looked
>different, didn't smell as good, tasted not so good.  I know she got her's
>fairly recently but it was so much different.  I opted to use a bit of her's
>to a lot of mine, just so she didn't feel bad.

It doesn't matter how recently she bought them. They were old and 
stale. If they lacked scent and flavor the aromatic oils had 
evaporated.

In what way did they look different? Was it primarily a matter of 
color? Or were they a different shape?

Anahita