On Sat 29 Dec 2007 08:58:59p, Arri London told us...

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>> >> On Fri 28 Dec 2007 08:43:33a, Arri London told us...
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>> >> >> On Wed 26 Dec 2007 06:40:06p, Arri London told us...
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>> >> >> > Two completely different flavours for me. One wouldn't be a
>> >> >> > substitute for the other.
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>> >> >> I think it depends on what the use is. I agree that the flavors
are
>> >> >> different, but also think there's enough similarity that subbing
>> >> >> wouldn't be a disaster in some dishes.
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>> >> >> Wayne Boatwright
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>> >> > True enough. We always have both in the house so subbing is never
an
>> >> > issue. Rather like subbing anise seeds for fennel seeds; lots of
>> >> > people do that but the two tastes are totally different to me.
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>> >> Yep, you're right, and I usually have all of those in the house.
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>> >> have been a few times when I've run out of something and didn't know
>> >> it. Subbing was the only alternative. Now, if I were making
>> >> Springerle, I would definitely NOT substitute fennel seed for anise
>> >> seed. :-)
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>> >> --
>> >> Wayne Boatwright
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>> > That would be heresy indeed! *sigh* I miss the anise-flavoured cubes
>> > used in the Netherlands to put into hot milk. The seeds work but the
>> > taste just isn't quite the same.
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>> Ari, you have lived in many different places. I've always been curious
>> about where you were from originally.
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> LOL What and give away my secrets??? Oh OK....originally from
> Maastricht, Limburg, the Netherlands. And no I can't stand Limburger
> cheese. When my mother gets some I try to leave the house LOL.

Thanks, Ari. Oddly, for some reason I thought you might be from the
Netherlands. Don't really know why. Perhaps it was something you said at
some point that I had stored away in my head. OTOH, David and I both love
Limburger cheese, although we don't have it often. I just bought some, as
we always do have some on New Year's Eve, regardless what else we have. :-)

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Wayne Boatwright

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