I guess if I were in your area, I would have no choice but to buy at P's.

But believe me, the difference in those Paki Latino stores is quite
significant. They usually come in 1/2 gallon ziplocks, with utter
freshness.

Heck, I'd be willing to send you whatever you want if you pay the
postage. One or two bucks I think would be much cheaper than getting a 2
ounce bottle of their stuff.

R

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

> "Richard Periut" > wrote in message
>
>>Not everyone has access to those markets. I don't think there is a whole
>>peppercorn within 30 miles of where I live. Pakistani? Maybe about 75
>>miles. Latino? I know of one only 48 miles away.
>>
>>
>>Do most people here live in such places?
>
>
> I'm sure many of us do. I don't have the statistics though. Some are just
> willing to pay for the convenience. How far can you drive to save $3 on
> your spices?
>
>
>
>>I agree to a point. I've used some of the blends and they do a good job
>
> or
>
>>getting the ratios in proper order while many of us would have to do a lot
>>of experimenting.
>>
>>That's why there are recipes? Right?
>
>
> Right. Matter of choice though. One fault with your soup analogy is the
> final result. Penzeys, (as well as other spice houses) are giving you spices
> and herbs, not condensed versions that you add your own chlorinated water
> to. You do pay a premium for the convenince, but I don't think quality
> suffers.
>
>
>> >
>> > Sorry, that's just me. Maybe others share my opinion or perhaps can
>> > convince me to think otherwise.
>>
>
>
>>
>>I dunno; still think they are expensive. I love commerce a la Americana;
>>stick a fancy and artful label, place it in an exotic bottle or
>>container of some sort, and people buy into this--especially when there
>>is a $$$ commercial on TV or magazine, with a catchy tune.
>
>
> Some are expensive, others are cheap, especially when compared to the
> pre-packaged stuff that is in the supermarkets. There are other sources
> that are much cheaper, you have to have access to them. You have that good
> fortune. I'd have to drive 96 miles round trip so there would be no
> savings. The gas alone is about eight bucks, but factor in all the other
> costs of automobile ownership and it is an expensive trip.
>
>
>
>>BTW, there are two cups of coffee that you can buy in a famous Japanese
>>restaurant; one that is for 1 the equiv to one dollar, and one that is
>>the equiv to 120 dollars. No difference as stated by the owners and
>>waiters except for price. Most people at this expensive restaurant
>>order the 120 dollar one; go figure... It's either keeping up with the
>>Jones, or sheer pride and stupidity!
>>
>>Rich
>
>
> Scams are all around us. I can buy pork loins for $2 a pound at BJ's. Today
> I was in a supermarket that had the boneless chops on sale, buy one, get two
> free. The price was $5.99 a pound. People grabbed lots of that bargain. Of
> course some of the locals don't have the ability to drive 30 miles to the
> BJ's store and buy enough to make it pay for the travel cost.
>
>

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"'Who knows for certain? Who shall here declare it?
Whence was it born, whence came creation?
The gods are later than this world's formation;
Who then can know the origins of the world?
None knows whence creation arose;
And whether he has or has not made it;
He who surveys it from the lofty skies.
Only he knows-or perhaps he knows not.'
And this is tempered by another, perhaps still greater:
That men are not the dreams of the gods but that the gods are the
dreams of men."

The Rig Veda
Circa 1500 B.C.