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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> > > "BubbaBob" > wrote in message
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> > > > "James Silverton" > wrote:
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> > > > > 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.
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> > > > Lately I've been finding jars of frozen chopped lemon grass at the
> > > > local 99 store. It's every bit as good as fresh.
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> > > Interesting! I must look out for it.
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> > > 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
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> > > it.
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> > > Jim.
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> > Just so you know when looking, it looks more like grass than a lemon...
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> Thanks for the advice! I just came across a bottle of powdered lemon grass
> with a "sell by" date in the last century!
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> Jim.
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