Yellow Curry Powder

yellow curry powder
yellow curry powder
Freshly made curry powder!

A couple of weeks ago, when we were making Coconut Curry Simmer Sauce, we used up the last of our curry powder. We put it on our grocery list, even though we mentioned that curry powder is simply a mix of spices, and, that in India, nearly every family has its own version. We, even though we’re dedicated Scratchers, somehow missed the idea that we could make our own curry powder. How did that happen?

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Pickling Spice

home scratched pickling spice
home scratched pickling spice
Why buy something you can mix up so quickly?

Just the other day, we finished up the last of our pickling spice, and, while we could pick some up at the store next time we’re out, what would be the fun in that? Besides, we had an empty pickling spice tin we could simply refill. Even better than that, this tin basically told us how to make our own pickling spice. Well, we’re all over that.

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