On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:59:08 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
> wrote:

>On Friday, October 17, 2014 12:22:51 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:12:03 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
>> > On Thursday, October 16, 2014 12:44:27 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
>> > > On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:55:14 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
>>
>> > > > What's safflower got to do with saffron? Saffron comes from a crocus.
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>> > > Look it up. Seems like you'll be an easy one to cheat if you rely on
>> > > labels like that.
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>> > I did look it up. Maybe you should.
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>> It's obvious that you only looked up what saffron is supposed to be
>> not what they sell you when you're being cheated.
>>
>>
>I ask again. So what's safflower got to do with saffron?

Safflower petals add a similar color to saffron but no flavor...
safflower is added to or sold instead of saffron, sometimes sold at a
lower price but more often not, used to cheat. Real saffron is
expensive... people who say they bought saffron for little money have
bought safflower, not saffron... then they say the don't know what's
the big deal about saffron. Saffron is the labor intensive stigma of
the crocus, not the cheap safflower petals. Safflower is what
restaurants peddle as saffron. Don't buy powdered saffron, it will be
mostly or all safflower. Safflower is the colorant used in those
packaged yellow rice blends, how ordinary rice is sold at three times
its value. Real top grade Indian saffron sells for about $150 1/4
ounce... Spanish saffron costs considerably less... safflower is
pretty much valueless.