At 4:20 PM +1000 19/8/98, Wolfgang Deimel wrote: >curcuma=turmeric, one of the main ingredients (and providing the color) of >curry powder. As opposed to saffron, it's very cheap and some cheapo saffron >powder might be diluted with turmeric... > nearly always Wolfgang. Best to use stamens of saffron ( Hard to find and expensive-There is a saffron farm in Tasmania) not the powder. Sometiimes powder is just made with artificial yellow dye! Michael Bailes. Herbarist **************************************************************** The Fragrant Garden, Portsmouth Road, Erina. N.S.W. 2250 Australia. (OZ) International fax 61 243 651979 & Phone 61 243 677322 bookshop, nursery, media, school, garden, medical herbalist, cafe, herbal products, gift gallery, insanity.EMAIL: frgntgar@ozemail.com.au Web page at: http://www.fragrantgarden.com.au/ **************************************************************** "Poor man, he just stands and stares at a yellow flower for minutes at a time. He would be far better off with something to do." Charles Darwin's Gardener ****************************************************************