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 Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 3, 2020, at 3:17 PM, James Waddick via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Dear Vijay, > > Yes, Kashmiri Saffron is also considered among the world’s best quality and quite expensive outside of the area. > > See: https://steemit.com/travel/@sohailahmed/… > > Thanks Jim > > > > > > On Jul 3, 2020, at 12:47 PM, VIJAY CHANDHOK via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > I grew up in Kashmir and it has several hundred acres where saffron is 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 > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 3, 2020, at 1:07 PM, James Waddick via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> Dear PBS Friends, >> >> Surprised that no one has mentioned that the world’s biggest producer 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. >> >> Although it is a bit early to dig and move Crocus sativus bulbs they 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. >> >> The best saffron I ever bought was purchased years ago in E. Tibet, 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. >> >> The store was very modest and somewhat primitive, but the owner had a state of the art ‘high tech’ digital scale to weigh his precious goods. Priorities. >> >> Best Jim >> >> >> Dr. James Waddick >> 8871 NW Brostrom Rd >> Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 >> USA >> Phone 816-746-1949 >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Dr. James Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > USA > Phone 816-746-1949 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…