feast-spices-msg 4/4/09
਀ഊPurchasing and storing spices for feasts.
਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: spices-msg, herbs-cooking-msg, spice-storage-msg, merch-spices-msg, spice-mixes-msg, Fst-Managemnt-art, Run-a-Feast-art, kitchen-tips-msg.
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਀ഊDate: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:01:05 -0700
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀挀愀漀椀渀琀椀愀爀渀∀ 㰀挀愀漀椀渀琀椀愀爀渀㄀ 愀琀 樀甀渀漀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: [Sca-cooks] spices for feasts
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਀倀愀渀椀 䨀愀搀眀椀最愀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ> I spent Valentine's day shopping for my feast; <> we went to Shady 
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਀ഊDate: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 18:59:26 EST
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䈀爀漀渀眀礀渀洀最渀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] spices for feasts
਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ
਀挀愀漀椀渀琀椀愀爀渀㄀ 愀琀 樀甀渀漀⸀挀漀洀 眀爀椀琀攀猀㨀ഊ<<When getting groceries for a feast,  I usually just use what spices I have in my kitchen ,or purchase what I think I'll need from my own pocket.  I figure what small amounts I use aren't that expensive, I know how fresh they are, and if I douse a whole purchased quantity I can then add it to my budget. If there are leftovers, by buying the spices & herbs myself, I keep it.   How do other cooks handle this?>>
਀ഊOur shire has some containers of spices, all in dated containers so we  know how old it is.  Usually anything I need is in the shire stores, but not  always.   We don't, for instance, keep a store of cubebs or grains around, so I  use my own for that.  But black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and so forth  we nearly always have.  Fresh herbs I buy as needed, and sometimes dried  ones depending on what's in the stores.
਀ഊBrangwayna
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਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㘀 䘀攀戀 ㈀　　㐀 ㄀㤀㨀㐀㄀㨀㄀㘀 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: "a5foil" <a5foil at ix.netcom.com>
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 猀瀀椀挀攀猀 昀漀爀 昀攀愀猀琀猀ഊTo: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
਀ഊI'm lucky to have a natural foods store close by, where I can get small quantities of spices from the bulk bins. So I calculate how much I'll need and buy it fresh, paying out of he feast budget. (If it's just a  teaspoon or so of something, yes, I generally just use what I already have on hand.) There usually isn't much left over this way, but if there is I keep the leftovers since they won't keep until the next event and there's no telling what spices the next cook will need anyway.
਀ഊCynara
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਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㘀 䘀攀戀 ㈀　　㐀 ㄀㤀㨀㐀㐀㨀㈀㌀ ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: "Ruth Tannahill" <rtanhil at fast.net>
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 猀瀀椀挀攀猀 昀漀爀 昀攀愀猀琀猀ഊTo: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.og>
਀ഊOur group tends to store dry goods. Spices, etc. get purchased on the feast budget. Leftovers go in the spice box. It only gets to be a problem when I find the odd moldy ginger root/garlic bulb/box of currants, or leaky bottle in there. If I can't identify something by smell, it gets pitched. Even  if the stuff was dated (some of it is...), I'd still have to do this.  Storage conditions can be a bit unpredictable. The spice box is stored in an area cooler than the rest of the house, which prolongs their life, but it gets transported in peoples' trunks....
਀ഊUnderstand, we're in an area with many ethnic groceries, so spices aren't as expensive as they might be elsewhere.
਀ഊBerelinde, the chamberlain
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