"dkistner" wrote in message
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Ray Calvert wrote:

I use an apothecary type mortar and pestle. You can buy one at
oriental
import stores for $4 to $6 and they work great. Orientals use them
to grind
up their herbal medicines.

If you really want to treat yourself to a very, very nice tool, check
out the Thai mortar and pestles he
http://importfood.com/mortarpestle.html. At the bottom of the page
(which you'll want to read through), they have other types, too.

When I first started dreaming of making metheglins, I ordered an 8"
Thai m&p, and it is awesome...a very satisfying experience. I use it
every day for all kinds of things I never thought I'd be doing. I
actually grind flax seeds now; before it was just too much of a hassle
using a machine grinder then having to clean it.

Diane

Yea, Teach an old dog to suck eggs! My wife is Thai. We half a dozen or
more of those things. Some are ceramic, others stone, and some are wood.
They do work well and Thai's grind everything in them From hot peppers to
dried shrimp.

Ray