Re: Individual Spice Packets

On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:04:50 GMT, notbob <notbob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>On 2008-07-07, Blinky the Shark <no.spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Comments pro and con?
>
>Total crap to get your money.  Everyone who's been here (rfc) for any
length
>of time knows you buy spices whole and grind your own.  Pre-ground is
crap,
>no matter what they are wrapped in.  Besides, what's the real price per
>ounce on those packets?  I bet it's insane.  I won't even buy spice from
the
>supermarket when they are on sale.  Last time I looked, Schilling wanted
>$4-something for this itty-bitty half bottle of sage.  It worked out to
$30
>oz!!!  Screw that.  I can get reletively fresh whole Mex spices for $1
oz.
>
>Besides, you can't beat fresh ground.  I jes made a fresh batch of
carnitas
>using fresh crushed (thai mortars rock!) Mex ***ino.  I left the unused
>***ino in the mortar and it's like a spice poupourri.  The whole house
>smells of it.  Yum.
>
>nb

my grocery has a selection of spices in the hispanic section, one or
two ounces in a cellophane bag, that works out to one-quarter or less
the prices in the 'spice' section.  the vendor name begins with a
'ba', but i can't remember it.

your pal,
blake
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