"notbob" > wrote

> 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.

Michael said the same thing, and I do agree. Next time.

> Here's my way of dealing with whole spices and dormant
> frustrations:
>
> http://www.importfood.com/mortarpestle.html

Thanks for the link. For some reason, years and years ago when I
didn't have 2 nickels to rub together I just *had* to have a mortar
and pestle. I guess I thought it would come in handy to make the
blue box mac n cheese I lived on. My ex finally got me one, who knows
what happened to it. Probably time I replaced it.

Now, about those dormant frustrations of yours ...

nancy