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In article >,
koko > wrote:

> On Sun, 16 May 2010 06:03:38 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > Sqwertz > wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 15 May 2010 20:01:33 -0500, Omelet wrote:
> >>
> >> > When I smelled the jar of Fenugreek, it hit my nose as the main smell of
> >> > curry! Wow. It was whole seeds tho' but I bought it anyway. I have a
> >> > small electric coffee grinder that I use for grinding whole spices and
> >> > it works like a charm. For powdering, I just run it thru a screen sieve
> >> > and re-grind whatever remains in there. Works quite well so now I have a
> >> > bag of Fenugreek powder that smells delightfully of curry! ;-d
> >>
> >> Why would you grind the whole jar at once? Seed spices should be
> >> ground as needed.

> >
> >I was not aware of that. I was going for convenience.

>
> Just keep it in the freezer. Put the powder in a ziploc freezer bag,
> lay flat and gently <don't want fenugreek powder all over the place>
> push the air out and zip closed.
>
> Glad to seee things are going well for you. Give your dad my best.
>
> koko


Thanks Koko! I will do that. I have plenty of freezer space. :-)

And I will pass your comment on to dad...
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