[Sca-cooks] rosewater

[Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise]

> Just a quick question.  I have seen many recipes that
> call for rosewater.  I was out and about and found a
> wine and cake hobbie store that carried it.  What is
> the average price for rosewater and what other places
> carry it. 

At a regular store, $4.99 to $6.99 for a 1/2 liter or so. At a Middle 
Eastern Store, about $1.99 to $2.99 for the same bottle.
 
> I also have seen a few recipes that call for ground
> cardomon.  I have seen it in the grocery store, and it
> isn't the cheapest spice.  It was up there in price
> compared to saffron.  But this wine and cake store
> sold cardomon seeds for like $2- looked like about 1/2
> cup of seeds.  Is that worth paying and grinding
> myself.  Since most recipes only call for a small
> amount?

Ground cardamom does NOT keep effectively. Getting whole cardamom and 
grinding it when you need it is the ONLY way to go. Ok, so I love 
cardamom and I'm an herbalist so I'm a little emphatic. But really, 
ground cardamom loses most of its essential oils in a week to a month 
and it just isn't worth it.

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