On Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:33:06 -0700 (PDT), A Moose in Love
> wrote:

> One of the spices that received attention was Vanilla, particularly
> Mexican Vanilla where the spice originated. I grew no where else.
> And could grow no where else until artificial pollination was
> invented.
> (hand pollination)
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla

Yes, it's very labor intensive - unless you have some Mexican Melipona
around to do the work for you. Shows like that help us understand why
we pay so much for certain items! Do you remember what it was called?
Maybe I can find it online.

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