In article .net>,
"Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> > In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
> >
> > > sarah bennett > wrote in news:8pTFf.30556
> > > :
> > >
> > > > Switch wrote:
> > > >> Generic sux
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > well, I think wasting money sucks, but maybe that's just me
> > > >
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > Andy
> >
> > I bought 5 lbs. at the oriental market for $7.00. ;-)
> >
> > Were cheaper at one point but they went up.
> >
> > I saved the shaker jar I'd bought and froze the big bag. I fill the jar
> > as needed....
>
>
> Yep, that's what I do...plus which I buy my sesame seeds at a local health
> food store, good quality and cheap (about three bux per pound and that's
> either for white or black...).
>
> I can't remember the last time I bought spices at a soopermart, I always buy
> at ethnic or health food places or The Spice House [ www.thespicehouse.com ]
> here in Chicawgo...cheaper by a factor of at least two or three, in some
> cases cheaper by a factor of tens.
>
> Folx here think that sesame seeds are some kind of treat or luxury, in fact
> they are a staple in many "poor" ethnic cuisines, etc., e.g. Asian, Indian,
> Middle Eastern. In those places sesame is abundant and cheap and used by
> even the poorest folk...

I've developed a serious liking for sesame seeds!
I'll sprinkle them over the top of grilled fish or chicken, into stir
fry's and over steamed veggies.

They add a nice texture and flavor. ;-d
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson