>thanks for the offer!
>I like Penzy's mail order for most things. 
>Though turns out Szechuan "peppercorns" have been outlawed in the U.S.,
>so are not available (legally) anywhere (no, I don't want to run afoul of
>Customs).
>Pity.
>Like Saffron, one doesn't use a lot, but they lend a particular spice to
>dishes....

No -- safflower oil is too refined, unfortunately, you have to use the petals.
More than what you use with the real stuff. I bought Sezhuan peppercorn a while
ago, true, but I think we can still get them -- I will try. They are tasty. 
I've been looking for a spice called "long pepper" but can't find
it by that
mname.  It's a capsicum, and I don't know which... any clues? Lezlie   

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