Remind me not to eat any "saffron flavored dishes" when in Amish country. Oddly a branch of my family hails from that part of the country. Randy On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Rodger Whitlock <totototo@telus.net> wrote: > On 31 Oct 2011, at 22:48, bulborum botanicum wrote: > > > Is there somebody on the forum who knows other crocus where you can use > the > > stigma from as saffron > > > > I know the Roman tried Crocus nudiflorus > > As do the Pennsylvania Dutch farmers. I've read that they grow a clump of > C. > nudiflorus by the back entrance to the house and urinate on it from time to > time to keep in it good heart. And that large clumps of C. nudiflorus sell > at > auction for a surprisingly good price. > > The account may be in Brian Mathews' "The Crocus". > > > -- > Rodger Whitlock > Victoria, British Columbia, Canada > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- * * A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right. - Thomas Paine --- * *