[Sca-cooks] Novice Saffron User

[Harris Mark.S-rsve60]

Henry of Maldon commented:
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  - Use it sparingly. It's as potent as it is expensive.
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Malaches of Pork (interpreted from the Forme of Cury, with pastry dough 
adapted from various later period English sources)

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    Filling:
    about 40-50 threads saffron

    1 lb. pork, cooked, cooled, and diced or chopped
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Are you sure about the quantity of saffron? That seems like an awlfully large amount for just one pound of meat. Maybe that was supposed to be "4 or 5 threads of saffron"?

Stefan