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Lynn from Fargo wrote:
>
> On Jul 16, 7:53 pm, Tracy > wrote:
> > Jean B. wrote:
> > > Arri London wrote:

> >
> > >> "Jean B." wrote:
> > >>> Arri London wrote:

> >
> > >> <snip>

> >
> > >>>>> Looking at the site, the rose and lavender extracts are the only
> > >>>>> exciting ones.

> >
> > >>>> TY! Must look into that. Perhaps one of the Asian grocers around here
> > >>>> sells it. None of our roses are sufficiently scented to make into jams
> > >>>> etc
> > >>> None here. I always look at such sections trying to find jasmine
> > >>> and lychee extracts. In fact, I was hoping this line would
> > >>> include jasmine....

> >
> > >> No shops selling Indian goods either? They usually have jasmine and
> > >> osmanthus extracts. Will try to remember to look for those when we next
> > >> go to the Asian shops.

> >
> > > I see durian, pandan... Have even seen that Asian water bug. But no
> > > jasmine.

> >
> > There's a large Indian grocery store on Moody Street in Waltham. They
> > might sell jasmine extract. Haven't been there in a long time. I should
> > revisit it soon. I need fenugreek.
> >
> > Tracy

>
> Boy! I got the smallest box of dried fenugreek (methi) I could find a
> few years ago. I've used it a number of times since and I still have
> more than half left! I like it but I need to find more recipes to use
> it in. All I do now is "Malai Methi Murgh" - Creamy chicken curry
> with Fenugreek.
>
> I need to go to our single (but very good) Indian Restaurant They have
> a daily noon and weekend brunch buffet. I can talk to the owner and
> she'll help me find some other ways to use the fenugreek. We also
> have several ethnic markets that carry Indian/Asian markets, and I
> can buy rose water, orange blossom and jasmine and more.
>
> Lynn in Fargo


Apparently some people think it tastes like *maple*. Perhaps you can
fake maple flavours in something