Cinnamon

[urbpan]

I was going to buy some cinnamon sticks at Stop and Shop today (for seasoning cider) and found that a container of five sticks was almost seven dollars. Is the cinnamon tree endangered? Does it come from a war zone? What gives?

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[theysuredo.livejournal.com]

There is a wonderful place for spices in the North End called Polcari's Coffee ... 105 Salem Street, on the corner of Salem St. and Parmenter. Not the greatest prices for bulk, but if you're just looking for a little bit of something, it's fabulous. Whole vanilla bean for $1. Pretty sure I bought 3 cinnamon sticks there for about the same.