In article >,
Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
>
> > Get a mortar and pestle and grind your own. One less jar to keep track
> > of.
>
> I don't know about whole celery seed and ground celery seed. A lot of
> ground spices go stale pretty quickly. Sometimes it seems worthwhile to
> grind your own. Sometimes it isn't. My father had a "pepper" grinder
> devoted to fennel seeds.

The stale part is why I like to grind some things only when I need them.
Allspice immediately comes to mind. Cardamom, too. Anise seed. I use
my fennel seeds as they are.
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