Spices.....

[General Pain]

Anyone got info about spices that are free-growing in California

And which of those would be kind of abundant in a post-apoc. environment

[chico20854]

Ganja

[jester]

What part of Cali

1.) Popiese our state flower.

2.) Mustard it grows damn near everywhere

3.) Millet hate the shit!

4.) Assorted peppers these can be ground into powder and used as spices.

6.) Salt, from several sources, not a spice but a mineral but it works.>

There are a few more that elude me at the moment.

[TiggerCCW UK]

Ganja

If thats how you spice your meals up, you have to come and cook me dinner

[jester]

If thats how you spice your meals up, you have to come and cook me dinner

Well, it is a traditional ingredient in some brownie recipes

And if you don't think so then hit a Greatful Dead concert

[pmulcahy11b]

Anyone got info about spices that are free-growing in California

And which of those would be kind of abundant in a post-apoc. environment

Well, in certain parts of the Death Valley, there is the spice melange...it's why the UFOs go there, so they can fold space.

[General Pain]

What part of Cali

1.) Popiese our state flower.

2.) Mustard it grows damn near everywhere

3.) Millet hate the shit!

4.) Assorted peppers these can be ground into powder and used as spices.

6.) Salt, from several sources, not a spice but a mineral but it works.>

There are a few more that elude me at the moment.

this is excellent

Mustard was a suprise but I never got to reading about California's spices - Ahh the citizens of Eureka will soon have their Mustard Spiced Landshrimp Powder ...mmmmmm mustradspiced Landshrimp....... - never even heard about millet - you got an latin name for it

[General Pain]

hmm

could not find Mellet here jester...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spices

[chico20854]

try here General:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millet

[General Pain]

try here General:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millet

thanx chico

[jester]

I am looking at my backyard right now and it is full of weeds, my lawnmower is broken and I haven't had time to take it in for repairs. Needless to say it is rather high with grass and such, and what do I see,

millet we call them foxtails, its a form of primative grain, and yes mustard. I had it, it grows well in the soild here which is very compacted clay.

Poppies of course

Sunflowers are common

Cotton used to be common <cotton seed oil>

Salt from the ocean, but also from several salt flats and dty salt lakes in the desert.

Hectorite, a mineral that is used in the making of condiments, some foods and makeup.

Mint grows well

Ginger grows

Dandelions

Bamboo is like a week

Anything related to citrus is quite common

Honey

Sugar is another valuable crop <C&H sugar, well the C stands for California>

Oh yeah, we also have the garlic capital of the world too

And nuts, more almonds and walnuts than anywhere in the nation as well as coconuts, pistachios <second only to Iran> and cashews.


Anyhow those are some more things that are pretty common and can be used as spices or extracts.

[Targan]

Some types of seaweed are edible and can be dried for longer and easier storage.

Sticking with the coastal theme one should always keep an eye out for drifting globs of whale snot. Ambergris is high value rare commodity.

I seem to recall some kind of SE Asian seafood stock which is made by putting tiny shrimps, krill and other marine crustacea in a sack and burying it on the beach for a worryingly unhygienic duration.

[pmulcahy11b]

Sticking with the costal theme one should always keep an eye out for drifting globs of whale snot. Ambergris is high value rare commodity.

The thing I've always found strange about ambergris is that it reputedly stinks to high heaven, but it's great for fixing the scents into perfumes.

[Brother in Arms]

Chico is the WINNNER!!!!!
GANJA,

what a funny/dangerous adventure that might be players find a wild Mary Jane patch somewhere....or worse a cultivated and defended one which could be guarded or booby trapped/mined. I think pot would be pretty common in the twilight world as its pretty common today. Only people in twilight would be more upset and stressed with there lives, which might make people use more recreational drugs. Booze is pretty much the worlds favorite drug, but weed is pretty easy to grow. Tobbaco would be another good crop to plant....particularly in Europe!

while this has nothing to do with spices....
it gave me game ideas clearly I have been in Burlington VT to long

Brother in Arms

[TiggerCCW UK]

I have grass in common use in my campaign - my players managed to build up a fair stash on their run back to Bremerhaven.




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