On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 17:44:05 +0100, "Pandora" >
wrote:

>..do you use in your cooking?
>I have some fifty, here is my collection:
>http://tinypic.com/juy1if.jpg
>http://tinypic.com/juy1oz.jpg
>
>My favourite a Curry, mix of peppers (black, pink, white, green); mix of
>spices for cous cous; tuscany herbs, provence herbs, mexican mix of hot
>chili peppers, curcuma and mushrooms and herbs powder.
>
>And you?
>Cheers
>Pandora
>
I never counted. Wait just a minute.....

[shuffle, shuffle, rummage, rummage]

Crap, I lost count, but I estimate my total to be about 50, too.

I keep them in clusters approximately arranged by ethnic/national
cuisines. I.e., Euro-herbs like thyme, bay, dill, etc. are in one
group; Spanish/Mexican spices like smoked hot paprika, cumin, Mexican
oregano, dried chiles, etc. are in another; and Indian/Asian blends
and spices like ginger, garam masala, curry powders, etc. are in a
third. Then there are the various odd ones like a tin of powdered
wasabi and a big pack of herbs de Provence that get clustered in
another place because they physically don't fit the appropriate
shelves.

Not to mention the frozen flavorings like several packs of basil I
have in the freezer.


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