"Teri" > wrote in message
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>
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> I'm stunned. I didn't know curry was a mixture of spices - i thought is
> was a spice in it's own right, (like cinnamon) - albeit with variations -
> masaman, green etc. Wow! learn something new everyday!
> Teri
>

And to make things more confusing, there is a plant called the curry plant
whose leaves are used in some Indian cooking, but generally not in curries!

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Peter Aitken
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