Meg Hurley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>----- Original Message -----
>I cannot
>> afford saffron spice for cooking, even if I knew what to do with it.
>>
>> In early '80s I was buying spices at small neighborhood grocery store. In
>> the alphabetical display there was a small note -- "Ask At Counter for
>> Saffron". I did so out of curiosity. "Oh. It's so expensive that we
>> keep it off the shelves."
>
>IIRC, it was pretty reasonably priced in Jerusalem when I was there 3 years
>ago. Maybe some of you Europeans could take a road trip or boat trip across
>the Mediterranian Sea and get some. :-)
Yes, British visitors to the Eastern Med often bring some back as it is
cheaper, although quality can suffer. It is hand picked stamens from a
type of crocus. In many places it is sold ground and other substances
are mixed to make it cheaper. Good saffron should be bought as whole
stamens.
--
Julian
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