Chris:All of those spices, including the lovely and precious saffron, are now useless sawdust. :(
If you truly want a lifetime supply of nutmeg, and better tasting nutmeg, buy the whole nuts. Those suckers never go bad and can be easily ground with your trusty microplane. Us generously in curries. On Bizarre Artifacts from the Depths of My Pantry
i have to give 80 credit for this pun. i had absolutely no idea what a loon is.
terrifying
SKEKSES!!
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