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Posted: **Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:50 am**

Hi, I am having trouble locating junipers, can anyone tell me where I can get them :?:

Many thanks :!:

Posted: **Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:55 am**

Hi Deerman. You can buy them online from Here.

Posted: **Sun Mar 20, 2005 4:47 pm**

Oddley wrote:Hi Deerman. You can buy them online from Here.

Yeah, at a price :-)

Try ebay.

Posted: **Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:27 pm**

Hi Deer Man

Try this link Price is 40p per 30grms plus postage

http://www.geocities.com/edenvalleywhol ... spices.htm

Hope this helps

Sausagemaker

Posted: **Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:31 pm**

I've got a kilo going spare, if anyone wants any PM me and I'll send it to them.

Franco

Posted: **Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:57 pm**

Hi guys. aris diplomacy not your forte huh.

Cheap spices are first subjected to a process that extracts the oils from them. So this produces an inferior version of that particular spice.

Best if you can to pick them fresh and dry them yourself. Second choice don't buy the cheapest you can find.

Posted: **Sun Mar 20, 2005 6:34 pm**

Oddley wrote:Hi guys. aris diplomacy not your forte huh.

Cheap spices are first subjected to a process that extracts the oils from them. So this produces an inferior version of that particular spice.

Best if you can to pick them fresh and dry them yourself. Second choice don't buy the cheapest you can find.

I know the spice shop is a nice shop, but they are expensive. By the time you have paid the 3.75 postage, and the 1.85 for the berries, they come to quite a bit. Oh, and they have a 10.00 minimum order.

There is no reason why cheaper necessariliy means inferior. Spices (with some exceptions) generally are not expensive.

By the way you should be able to get Juniper berries from Tesco too:

SCHWARTZ JUNIPER BERRIES 28G ï¿½1.37 (from the Tesco website)

Posted: **Sun Mar 20, 2005 6:43 pm**

I live quite near the Spice shop so I just pop down there. Yes I suppose you are right they are expensive if you have to buy online.

Mind you the spices from the Spice shop are top quality. I bought mace blade from the supermarket and some from the Spice shop. There was a marked difference the one from the Spice shop much more pungent.

I have just bought some vanilla pods from there they are lovely and sticky with loads of flavor.

Posted: **Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:26 pm**

Thank you everybody, ebay 60g for ï¿½1.50. Lots of witches selling them for potions and brews!

Hope they arrive by the post office and not broomstick! :shock:

Posted: **Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:22 pm**

Come to Canada...I have some drying on my trees in the back yard as we speak!

Did you ever find any? and what on earth are you gonna use them for? Making Gin?

Posted: **Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:09 am**

Periodically you see them in wild game recipes or sometimes in knds of kielbasa such as this:
http://www.wedlinydomowe.com/recipes/mysliwska.htm

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:58 pm**

I know it isn't possible for everyone but a walk in certain areas of Northumberland or the Wear Valley will lead to as many juniper berries as you can pick...loaded with oil and a very rich aroma. Apart form being an indispensible ingredient in game cooking, try flavouring cheap gin with them, rather like sloe gin...wonderful stuff.

Posted: **Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:07 pm**

Oh God - lets get into gin flavourings Hobbitfeet the next time we meet - hic!

Cheers WW