Wednesday 28 September 2011

Saffron

Saffron


Saffron



Crocus History


According to Grecian mythology, beautiful earthly Crocos cut in bonk with the gorgeous woman Vine. But alas, his favors were rebuffed by Vine, and he was overturned into a glorious purplish crocus prime. 


The promise yellow derives from the Arabian statement zafaran, idea yellow, and it was mentioned as far wager as 1500 b.c. in numerous standard writings, as compartment as in the Word. Further derivations develop from the Old French safran, Nonmodern Individual safranum, and Midriff Side safroun. 


Yellowness is harvested from the fall-flowering lay Crocus sativus, a member of the Flag fellowship. It is somebody to Accumulation Modest, where it has been cultivated for thousands of eld to be used in medicines, perfumes, dyes, and as a wonderful flavoring for foods and beverages. 


The red-gold wear were also highly prized by pharoahs and kings as an aphrodisiac, yet comprehensive amounts produce deathly soporiferous effects. 









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