[Sca-cooks] Saffron in Ireland

[Bronwynmgn at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/21/2004 9:14:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ranvaig at columbus.rr.com writes:

<<Where is saffron native, and when did it come to Ireland?>>

I don't know all the details, but I do know that it grows in England (don't 
know if it was native there or introduced early), so Ireland's not a far step.  
Frome of Cury, which is one of the earliest extant English cookbooks, uses 
saffron extensively; there are times I think it's in every recipe!
And the town of Saffron Waldon was named for it's major crop in the Middle 
Ages...

Brangwayna