On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:40:24 GMT, notbob > wrote:

-->On 2009-10-17, Zeppo > wrote:
-->
-->> able to get kaffir lime since last spring when FDA officials raided all
the
-->> Asian groceries in the region and confiscated all the lime leaves. WTF?
-->
-->What state was this in?
-->
-->No one expects the FDA to look out for the consumer, only agribiz,
-->which is what that's all about. Foreign grown Kaffir lime trees are
-->verboten in many citrus producing states. Apparently, those shops
-->didn't have "papers" for their trees. One grower ships their US
-->raised kaffir lime trees to all but 3 states:
-->


Makrud limes are available in most markets supplying the east Indian segment of
the population. btw kaffir is derogatory and offensive in some cultures.