notbob wrote:
>
> On 2019-11-10, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> > precooked came out to $23 per pounds as compared to the DIY at $3.
>
> Same with those "off-the-shelf" spices, from yer gocer (McCormack,
> Spice Island, etc). I've seen ground sage going fer up to $35usd per
> oz.

Look more at the grocery store McCormack spices. Many sell for
up to $100 per pound. No wonder in the old days, ships went
to China for spices. Worth more than gold back then.
>
> Grnd sage is less than a $1usd per oz (bulk) at my local health food
> store.

Yep. Way cheaper and fresher too. I buy all my dry herbs and
spice
at my local (only 1/3 mile away) health food store. Also bulk
grains. All are fresh and organic too. Good deal.

I recently discovered that I've run out of basil which I use
often. Will be making another trip soon for that and also any
others that I'm low on.

Last time I went, I bought about 2 dozen large bay leaves (along
with many others). The bag was so light that when I got home, I
noticed that the price was $0.00. lol