I just remembered that when we went to see the saffron fields in November
a 30 mile round trip from our house, we would steal a few flowers and put
them in books to make pressed flowers, I still have an old Chemistry book
with pressed saffron flowers that was from 70 years ago 🤣🤣
Vijay

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pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

quality and quite expensive outside of the area.

https://steemit.com/travel/@sohailahmed/…

pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

grown, it is high plateau which stays pretty dry, the crocus bloom in
November in this area, and it was always a special trip to visit the area
every November

pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

of saffron is Iran. They sell through out most of the world, but not in the
US. If you have friends in Europe you may be able to coerce them to send
you a sample by mail.

are readily available in the US in late summer and fall. They are almost
always less than $1 per bulb and can be bought in a small-ish quantity
(25-50 bulbs) for as low as 50¢ each. I have seen them bagged and for sale
in WalMart.

high in the Himalayas. There was a modest size store selling Chinese and
Tibetan medicinal herbs. My English was of no use, but a smile and finger
pointing worked well. The owner had a huge scientific dehydrator ( those
old thick walled glass chambers) piled with deep rich red saffron. When he
opened the lid to sell me I was almost overcome by the rich odor. I bought
as much as I could afford (not that big a volume) then and shared with
close friends. A memorable event for me. I have heard that saffron grown
in the Himalayas of China, Tibet, India and Nepal is the finest in the
world.

state of the art ‘high tech’ digital scale to weigh his precious goods.
Priorities.

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