On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 23:06:26 +0000, PENMART01 wrote:

>>"Bob" virtualgoth writes:
>>
>>Shirley replied to Bill:
>>
>>>> There is a recipe I got out of "The Four Ingredient Cookbook" a few
>>>> years ago which is delicious but I cannot remember all four of the
>>>> ingredients. It calls for shredded cabbage steamed in a big frying pan
>>>> with lid on...then take a package of cream cheese and just stir it
>>>> into the hot cooked cabbage. There is a spice you sprinkle onto it
>>>> too...but I forget what you call it...little black specks smaller than
>>>> peppercorns...but black specks about the size of bb's.
>>>>
>>>> Anyhow, this makes a delicious way to eat cabbage!
>><snip>
>>> Would that be caraway?
>>>
>>> I've made something similar called "smothered cabbage" and it used
>>> caraway.
>>
>>I've never seen _black_ caraway. Maybe cardamom, but the seeds are a bit
>>bigger than BB's. Black mustard seeds meet the size and shape requirement,
>>but I'd expect them to be cooked until they soften, rather than being
>>sprinkled into it after the cooking was finished. Kalonji seeds would
>>probably be fantastic sprinkled in after cooking. They're not round, but the
>>OP didn't SAY they were round, just "little black specks." I dunno.
>
> penzeys.com
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> Charnushka (Nigella Sativa)
> Tiny, black, smoky flavored seeds found atop Jewish rye bread in New York. Used
> in Armenia, Lebanon, Israel, and India. Also referred to as _black_ caraway or
> kalonji, charnushka is used heavily in garam masala. From India.
>
> Product# 51215 16 oz bag 5.90
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In San Francisco the only place I know that has that kind of stuff
is the New World Market on Geary Blvd in the Richmond District
I'm going to see if I can get a small bag to experiment with.
I remember the Jewish Rye from when I was a kid (I left New York
when I was 18) and I remember the seeds, thanks for triggering
some very old memories.