When I was in my teens I used to speak in an aged voice and refer to events
in "ought 3" for a laugh. Now I'm living in ought 3 and its not nearly as
funny!

maf

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"James Silverton" wrote:


For someone who only cooks Thai food occasionally, there are two
problems with lemon grass, IMHO. Fresh lemon grass certainly
seems best but one usually has to buy it in excessively large
quantities. Dried lemon grass is probably the most practical
alternative but, like most dried spices, it loses its savor and
many stores are not particularly conscientious about moving old
stock.



Lately I've been finding jars of frozen chopped lemon grass at the
local 99 store. It's every bit as good as fresh.

Interesting! I must look out for it.

Thanks also "Frogleg" (!). I have not seen single stalks of lemon
grass
locally but you are right that some Asian markets have it. I must look
for
it.

Jim.

Just so you know when looking, it looks more like grass than a lemon...



Thanks for the advice! I just came across a bottle of powdered lemon grass
with a "sell by" date in the last century!

Jim.