Margaret Suran > wrote:

> Victor Sack wrote:
> >
> > .25 oz is 7 g. That's a crazy price, in any case. In Germany,
> > Suppengewürz costs something like 1 EUR (about $1.13) for 100 g (3.5
> > oz).
>
> In New York City it costs about $1.99 to $2.49 for a package of Soup
> Greens that contains two large carrots, one parsnip, one turnip, one
> small onion, as piece of leek, parsley and dill.
>
> I never checked, but I imagine there are about 8 oz. or more of
> vegetables in the package.

Fresh or dried vegetables? Are they whole? Suppengewürz here consists
of finely chopped dried roots which disintegrate during cooking,
contributing to the taste of the dish but otherwise leaving barely a
trace.

Victor