On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 18:46:39 -0400, Goomba38 wrote:

> Thelma Lubkin wrote:
>
> > Two times now, I have bought sesame seeds that have seemed totally
> > wimpy and not worth using. I've decided that these must be the 'white
> > sesame' seeds, and that I haven't got the vaguest notion of how to use
> > them.
> >
> > I use sesame seeds to sprinkle over vegetables in a stir fry,
> > sometimes in baking, and I keep a grinder filled w/ whole, toasted
> > sesame seed on the kitchen table right alongside the black pepper.
> >
> > Can someone tell me what I can do to get some taste from these white
> > ones?
> > --thanks, thelma
> >
> Have you toasted them? I buy large jars of toasted sesame seeds in the
> Asian food section at the commissary at a great price and keep them in
> the freezer. Untoasted seeds probably would be pretty bland..?
> Goomba


I thought she did - given she mentioned keeping toasted sesame seeds
in a grinder. If not, why not? Ask I.