"Sheldon" > wrote in message
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TammyM wrote:
> ... when a recipe calls for x number of green cardamom pods, is it
> referring to the big pod, or the little "seeds" within?

The number of pods indicted is merely an estimate, pods vary in size.

If you had indicated the recipe it would be much easier to answer.
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Thank you, Sheldon. I just posted one of the recipes I'm considering in a
reply to the Bubbo.

TammyM