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On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:16:04 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>"sf" > wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:52:51 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>>> http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=255956181
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>>> I can't help if you need to know how it tastes because I don't know)

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>> Aha, it's a brand name - not the flower. I thought it was a powder
>> used to mimic the color of saffron, the way safflower and turmeric do.

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>Ok) I have never fancied it myself. I prefer to make my own stocks
>fresh.


I first bought it on Delia's recommendation, yes home-made broth is
clearly best, but I don't always have it to hand when I need it.