James Silverton wrote:
>
> Goomba wrote on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:02:22 -0500:
>
> >> Any name for those little muslin bags escapes me, but I have seen
> >> them in the loose tea section of some stores.
> >>
> >> Susan
>
> >And to the OP, a tea ball works well for this purpose also!
>
> That might work well but the amount needed might overflow. I think
> surgical gauze or cheesecloth would be best. They are cheap enough for
> one-off use.
>


There are 'supersized' tea balls specifically for holding spices. We
have one but can't remember where we got it.