--- "Olwen the Odd" > wrote: >>I've been meaning to ask..... we were in the homebrew store recently and >>saw >>in the little pre-packaged plastic bags of spices, small black seeds? pods? >>larger than poppy seeds, smaller than peppercorns (I know, that's a pretty >>big window) labeled "Paradise". >> >>Could this be grains of paradise? If so, there's another source for those >>who don't have ethnic grocery stores nearby. > >Could be. I don't brew so wouldn't know. Sounds right. >Olwen I don't recall GoP looking like pods but small black/dark brown seeds sounds OK. I haven't run across any homebrew store here in Sweden carrying GoP but they have been used in brewing for a long time. IIRC Samuel Adams make a seasonal Summer Ale spiced with GoP. /Angus. == If you look at the sun without shielding your eyes you'll go blind. If you look at the moon without shielding your eyes you'll become a poet. _____________________________________________________________ Get your own mando cool and totally free email@iamawitch.com address at http://freemail.iamawitch.com today!