Cedar Writes

Tag: spices

  • The Spice Basket

    The Spice Basket

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    I came home yesterday to find my son with my basket of spices on the counter. Those who read the Case of the Pink Stain will understand why this gave me an uneasy feeling. He had a notebook, and was writing busily in it. “Mama! Come tell me what these are.” He pulled me over…

  • Organoleptic

    Organoleptic

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    Pertaining to the senses: smell, touch, taste… It’s not a word you’ll see in general reading, but I was reading a paper on the cyanide content of fruit seeds, and they were discussing what those seeds bring to the table as they are used in cooking and making liqueurs. The organoleptic qualities of the seeds…

  • The Silk Road

    The Silk Road

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    The silk road stories fire my imagination. It was the first time in human history that markets were no longer constrained to how far a person could walk in a day or two. The sheer doggedness of the traders who opened the various routes, the stories that are long forgotten, the hidden traces archaeologists sometimes…