On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:53:18 -0700, Nexis > wrote:
>
> Penzey's Vietnamese is the absolute best cinnamon. I love it and use it
> every day, in coffee and tea, and use it often on toast, in apple butter,
> apple pie/crisp, chocolate soufflé, etc. It's strong, and spicy and sweet
> and so much better than that tasteless junk they sell in the supermarket.

Agreed. It has made _such_ a difference in baked goods in our house,
particularly apple pie. (And it's getting to be that time of year again!)
Regular store-bought cinnamon is a pale shadow in comparison, it tastes more
like stale dust than anything else to us now. So far, we have the China
Cassia and the Vietnamese Extra-Fancy, haven't tried the others yet. I like
the China Cassia for its spiciness in particular, a sprinkle in hot cocoa is
wonderful on a cold day...

Ariane