287446 Sat Aug 04 19:34:39 -0700 2001 2 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1546259 In lieu of the recent discussion on the prices of cherries I thought I would post the results of a quick survey of spice prices I did a couple of months ago. The list is semi-long so I'm posting a link to a table below. I compared the prices of nutmeg, cumin, pure vanilla extract, cardamom, ground cinnamon, and chili powder at two grocery stores here in Rockland County as well as at Fairway and Kalustyan's in Manhattan and Sahadi's in Brooklyn. Brands included were McCormick, Durkee, and Badia, as well as house labels. Mass produced McCormick spices tended to be the most expensive. Bulk items at Sahadi usually were the least expensive. In some cases the price of a spice varied by 600%! Link: http://www.columbia.edu/~jas194/spiceprice.html Sat Aug 04 19:34:39 -0700 2001 0 Joe Schumacher 1 1546267 I find that bulk is MUCH less expensive and usually of better quality. I split it up, vacuum pack it and freeze the packages. They're ready to use when I need them. Sun Aug 05 14:22:41 -0700 2001 1546259 0 Greg Spence 1 1546268 Thanks for the info, good listing, BUT are you referring to "ground" or "whole" on some of them? Peter Sun Aug 05 14:59:44 -0700 2001 1546259 0 Peter B. Wolf