"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> >The Joneses:
>>
>>PENMART01 wrote:
>>
>>> all I could smell was cardboard, there wasn't even a hint of spice
>>> aroma.
>>As
>>> soon as I looked at the big bag of bay leaves
>>
>>Sounds like y'all had a bad day. I guess I'm just lucky. Most of the
>>herbs
>>& some
>>spices I can grow, even got a vanilla vine. No beans yet, just the vine.
>>Anyway
>>my bay leaf tree is 30 feet tall and needs more pruning. Shall I send you
>>a
>>bag
>>full? It smells a great deal spicier than anything I can buy fer sure.
>
> Thank you, but it's not just about the bay leaves, this incident is
> representitive of how the quality has deteriorated with all the rest of
> Penzeys
> products too... I mean like 3 out of the 5 items I ordered were losers,
> but I
> haven't tried the peppercorns yet so who knows,

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> Sheldon
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Their Black Sarawak peppercorns are amazing! We didn't care for the White
Sarawak... but the Black was terrific and the Tellicherry is great, as well.

We also love the Sunny Paris, Northwoods, and the French Basil is delicious,
too.

Cyndi