Andy wrote:

> I remember I needed sesame seedss so I went to the supermarket spice rack
> and got a McCormick small plastic jar for about $5. Then in the foreign
> cuisine aisle I found a jar three times as large at 1/2 the price.

I recently had to replace my ground ginger. I finally used it up after many
years and it had probably long ago lost most of its flavour. I had a choice
of the $3.99 bottle or the bulk food store. I went to the bulk food store and
filled a little plastic bag with what looked to be about enough to refill the
bottle. It was 15 cents.