At 7:00 AM +1000 20/8/98, =Mark wrote: >At 01:20 PM 8/19/98 -0700, Brent Thompson wrote: >>Real saffron is grown in Kashmir in considerable quantity, and as I >>understand, it is considered second in quality only to that grown in Spain. >>(Not counting the problem of rampant adulturation, but that's a marketing >>problem, not an agriculture issue). > >Actually the best saffron is produced by Iran, but the current embargo >prevents most folks from obtaining it. I have an on/off source for it and >it is very high quality. The Tasmanian stuff is very good too (OK How manyUS Americans are going to admit they dont know where Tasmania is?) 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 ****************************************************************