Re the price of cinnamon, I was using the price of a bottle of McCormick's Saigon cinnamon as my reference. Probaby the expensive stuff for ice cream, cinnamon toast, and high style cookery ,etc. Just short of 2 oz. = 50 grams. I could buy it cheaper somewhere else,, no doubt. . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bracey Tiede" <tiede@pacbell.net> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] fungicides off topic > My local Big Lots dollar-type store and various ethnic stores sell > cinnamon > (probably cassia) much cheaper than that. We use cinnamon to keep ants > out > of the house. Just put down a line of it and they won't cross it. This > works well in dry California. > > Cheers, > Bracey > San Jose CA > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] > On Behalf Of Adam Fikso > Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 3:12 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] fungicides off topic > > Good information. My comment was too hasty. I'm also thinking expensive, > though, with powdered cinnamon at about $5.00 an avoirdupois ounce here > in >