On 2006-08-06, Nancy Young > wrote:

> (whatever). Today I managed to order whole cumin rather
> than ground.

You're better off. Freshly ground cumin is so much more flavorful and
fragrant than pre-ground, which degrades rapidly. Get yourself a
whirly blade coffee grinder or a good mortar/pestle and buy all your
spices whole.

Here's my way of dealing with whole spices and dormant
frustrations:

http://www.importfood.com/mortarpestle.html

nb