Saffron Threads

[gefjion]

Hey everyone!!!!

My parents live in Qatar and my mother gives me spices as gifts because they're so expensive here and so cheap by comparison there. She sent me a wad of saffron that fits into a Danish butter cookie tin (I don't know how much exactly, my saffron wad is about 6 inches wide and 2 inches thick....it's a lot of saffron).

Anyway....I believe in sharing the wealth. She also sent me a box of Frankincense and Myrrh resin which I divvied up and shared with the folks at work, many of whom are from various parts of the world that routinely burn such resins. I also gave out little baggies containing generous pinches of saffron to those who I knew would be appreciative cooks.

Sooooo.......if you would like some saffron, send me a note to my email, esthetika@gmail.com but not to this thread or forum because this probably isn't the place for handing over your mailing address.

Give me a chance to get back to you on the cost of mailing it, and to find out if I even can mail this (it is a plant substance, after all) to you. I would be happy to dole out some generous pinches of saffron to those who can't afford it. I know that in the grocery stores here, a tiny little container with about seven to ten threads sells for over ten dollars. You only need a tiny amount to cook with, just one to three threads to soak in hot water and add to your cookpot to flavour soups, stews, and sauces. A lifetime supply of saffron is considered to be about 30gms.

Let me know, I am happy to share what I have with other folk because if I hoard it up, it will only go to waste.

Frith,
Nicole

[aud_friggsdottir]

Hail!

I will take you up on that offer. We have been dying to try out some Scandinavian baked goods, but saffron is outrageously expensive. You are sitting on a small fortune!!

I will email you :)

FFF
Kathy

[pinlighter]

Set up a business :)

[gefjion]

I've thought of that Pinlighter, believe me. I may get my mum to bring me another tin of this stuff plus whatever else she can bring back, before her contract is up over there in a year's time.

[Loki's Advocate]

Give me a chance to get back to you on the cost of mailing it, and to find out if I even can mail this (it is a plant substance, after all) to you.

That's exceptionally generous of you! I appreciate the offer very much, and thank you for it, but won't be taking you up on it because I've already got enough saffron to last several lifetimes (sealed up in a bell-jar in the cupboard).

Also, more to the point, there's no way in Hel or Midgard that it'd ever clear Australian customs, which are about the strictest in the world.

[pinlighter]

"The spice must flow" ;)

[Loki's Advocate]

This thread gave me an urge to actually use some of my saffron, so I made saffron and caraway rice as part of dinner last night, and it turned out really well.

Just add a tiny, tiny amount of saffron (maybe 1/40th of a teaspoon-this stuff is dense!) and 10 or 12 caraway seeds to the boiling water before you put the rice in, and it gives a nice colour and flavour which goes well with curries or casseroles or whatever.

[aud_friggsdottir]

Received ours today!!! Thanks so much! My daughter (14) is so excited to try out our Scandinavian dishes that require it :).

Let me know how much you want for it!

FFF
Kathy

[gefjion]

I am glad that it arrived safely. I had visions of the mail cops ripping through it and generally making a mess.