A Conversation for Lussekatter: Swedish Buns for St Lucia
Yum, sounds delicious.
Elektragheorgheni -Please read 'The Post' Started conversation Mar 17, 2013
Saffron is actually pollen. I don't know if the plant associated with it is endangered, but it is VERY expensive here in the USA. Lovely table pic!
Yum, sounds delicious.
Milla, h2g2 Operations Posted Mar 18, 2013
It is the most pricey spice known, they keep saying. It's not endangered, but the pistils have to be hand picked from the flowers, so it's madly labour intensive... I suppose that's why it's expensive. And I think you need several kilos of flowers for a gram of saffron. 
Yum, sounds delicious.
Milla, h2g2 Operations Posted Mar 18, 2013
Eh no, not pistils, the male counterpart, I don't know the English word.
Yum, sounds delicious.
Lanzababy - Guide Editor Posted Mar 18, 2013
Truly delicious sounding Milla! I feel inspired to make these soon. I love your photos too, so elegant. 
The bits of the flower that are collected are the stigmas, and the saffron crocus is cultivated. There is a place in England called Saffron Walden, where this cultivation gave the town its name. They don't grow it there any longer though.
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Claustral Posted Mar 18, 2013
Those crazy English speakers call the man-part of a flower an "anther". Don't try picking pollen from antlers though.
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Mar 18, 2013
although picking pollen from antlers 
might explain the price 
A very nice informative entry, Milla - and very inviting 
Congrats on making it to the front page 
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Milla, h2g2 Operations Posted Mar 18, 2013
Claustral, you have no idea how happy I am to see you here and thanks for the anther info!
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