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Posted by Hellebore Tasmania (My Page) on Wed, Feb 11, 04 at 22:07
Once in a while we all come across a garden product, plant, or producer that stands out from all others because of excellence. I recently purchased some saffron crocus from a producer in Wilmot here in Tasmania. The bulbs were of such superb quality that felt the urge to share the source with other gardeners.
Like most amateur cooks I dreamt of growing my own saffron to use fresh for such dishes as paella but had experienced difficulty in either getting bulbs of a decent quality or purchasing them in less than wholesale quantities.
By accident I heard of Peter Huber at Wilmot a small farming community on the way to Cradle Mountain. Peter sold me the most perfect bulbs I have ever seen, in small quantity to suit my small herb garden, he is a mine of highly professional information regarding the culture of saffron and as it happened the use of the stigmas in cooking.
I can earnestly recommend Peter's product to anyone wishing to extend their culinary and horticultural experiences. Peters e-mail address is below.
John
wilmotsaffroncrocus@yahoo.com
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RE: Saffron Crocus bulbs
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| Thanks for the info John, I've got a few bulbs in, they produced leaves only in their first year so it'll be interesting to see if we get flowers this coming season. After reading your post I'm tempted to get some more from Wilmot. I use saffron in cooking quite often, my mother is french so I've grown up with it in sauces for seafood, fish, poultry, etc. |
RE: Saffron Crocus bulbs
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Dear Jamus,
Perhaps there might be a possibility of you sharing one of your mother's French recipes fusing Saffron? nothing that might be a closely guarded secret of course. John |
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| Jamus please post your recipe in the forum. I have just put in a dozen bulbs (from diggers) - I know that it is an amazing spice and I love the fragrance, just not quite sure how to cook with it. Im sure others would be interested. John, you have done a great thing by publicising a small producer with such great service and knowledge. Should happen more often - maybe it might help slow the takeover by the substandard chain stores have engulfed the market. I hesitate to call them 'nurseries' as they have little or no plant knowledge to pass on. Jus. |
RE: Saffron Crocus bulbs
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- Posted by leyla Central Vic (My Page) on
Mon, Mar 8, 04 at 0:07
Thank you for the info I have been looking for saffron crocus for ages and all I have been able to find are the flowereing ones which are useless for cooking, off course
Leyla |
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