In article >, kalanamak
> wrote:

> SAFFRON CARDAMOM ICE CREAM,
> 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads

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How doyou measure 1/4 tsp of saffron threads? Crush it first? Lay the
threads across the top of the spoon and guess? I'm serious. I've
always wondered about the measuring of saffron.
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added 1-30-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.