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<    Where can I buy poppy seeds ? I work in the Marlboro, MA area and live
<    in a own close by also.  I have looked at the Star Market, BJs and
<    Sudbury Farms but havent been able to find poppy seeds there. Any
<    suggestions ?
    
Julie,

	Glad to see you're still around...

	One place I found to locate "off-the-wall" stuff, including spices, is 
at the liquor store in the shopping plaza at the intersection of Lyman Road and
Rt 9 I think it was a Julio's.  It's the place out near Rt 9, not back in the
supermarket... 


Al    

	Is there a Purity nearby?  They carry them, as I would think
	most major supermarkets do, right in the normal spice section.

	Di

    All the Purity stores near me have closed. Star and Stop&Shop doesnt
    carry them.  I'll have to try a Shaw's or a Big D also.  I was
    wondering where the people that are making the poppy seed goodies in
    notes 1548 and 2927 were getting them !
    
    J.
    

    If you want dry poppy seeds for baking, you can get them mail order
    from King Arthur Flour in Vermont, I reckon.  Or try a health food
    store that sells flour and other baking supplies.  They probably have
    them at A-market in Manchester NH, for one.
    
    Traditional Jewish pastries are made with a poppy seed filling.  You
    buy this rather wet paste-like filling (called "mohn") in stores that
    service large Jewish populations. I suppose you could take a trip to
    Newton or Brookline.
    
    Mohn is used to fill either an oblong sweet yeast pastry, glazed with
    egg, or triangular yeast or cookie dough cookies served during the
    holiday of Purim in February/March.
    
    L
    

    I'm amazed to hear that poppy seeds are hard to find.  They used to be
    available in *any* super market.  Have the marketing mavens decided
    that this is an exotic item???
    
    -ellie

    San Francisco Herb Co sells them in a large bag for less than half of
    what King Arthur charges.  The address and telephone number for this
    herb company has been posted a few times in the past.  I may have an
    extra catalog of theirs at home - if you are interested in it, send me
    mail.  
    Interesting to note that Purity's near you have closed.  They are
    remodeling the one in Nashua, NH but we can't seem to figure out why. 
    Nobody seems to shop there, except people who want to get double
    coupons.  :^)

  I recently purchased poppy seeds at Market Basket...........

    CVS has them occasionally in their $0.99 spice section.  They usually
    go fast.
    
    Michele
    

You might want to try the Middle-East Market on Park Ave. in Worcester.

Bob

    If you only need a few, they are usually hidden in the spices rack of
    the grocery store, along with cinnamon sticks, bay leaves, whole
    cardamon pods, etc.  They cost a bundle that way, though.  You can buy
    them in large plastic bags for the same price in a Chinese or Asian
    grocery store.  Same deal for sesame seeds.  You can also get white
    poppy seeds, though I usually just use the black ones even if the
    recipe calls for the other kind since I don't usually have any on hand.
    
    /Charlotte

    
    
    Julie,
    
    Send Pete to the Big D in Hudson some day after work.  They have poppy
    seeds in plastic cartons in the ethnic foods aisle for a reasonable
    price.
    
    Brian
    

    The other good place to buy them is the Christmas Tree Shops...big
    spice jar for $1.00...