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Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, synonym C. verum) is a small evergreen tree 10-15 m tall, belonging to the family Lauraceae, and a spice obtained from the inner bark of this species. It is native to Sri Lanka. The leaves are ovate-oblong in shape, 7-18 cm long. The flowers, which are arranged in panicles, have a greenish colour and a rather disagreeable odour. The fruit is a purple 1 cm berry containing a single seed. Cinnamon is principally employed in cookery as a condiment and flavouring material, being largely used in the preparation of some kinds of chocolate and liqueurs, also cinnamon quills and ground cinnamon. In medicine it acts like other volatile oils and once had a reputation as a "cure" for colds. The pungent taste and scent come from cinnamic aldehyde or cinnamaldehyde.
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The dill is derived from a Norse word which means to soothe, the plant having the carminative property of allaying pain. The common dill, Anethum graveolens, is an annual growing wild in the cornfields of Spain and Portugal and the south of Europe generally. There is also a species of dill cultivated in Eastern countries known by the name of shubit. It was this species of garden plant of which the Pharisees were in the habit of paying tithes. The Talmud requires that the seeds, leaves, and stem of dill shall pay tithes. Jesus rebuked them for tithing dill but omitting mercy.
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Young ginger roots are juicy and fleshy with a very mild taste. They are often pickled in vinegar or sherry as a snack or just cooked as an ingredient in many dishes. Mature ginger roots are fibrous and dry, and this is what ours are. Powdered dry ginger or ground ginger is used to add spiciness to gingerbread and other recipes. It tastes quite different from fresh ginger, and neither can be substituted for the other. Ginger has a sialagogue action, stimulating the production of saliva.
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Cardamom pods are aromatic with a citrus perfumed flavoured flavour. The pods should be crushed lightly, or discard from the pot after cooking Either crush the pod lightly and discard after cooking, or open and remove the seeds which can then be used whole or ground. The outer green pod is not eaten. Cardamom complements - fish, meat, curries, rice, fruit, pastries, meringue, cream, yoghurt, pickles.
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Indian Muntock White Peppercorns are actually the insides of shelled black peppercorns. They have a lighter flavour, less spicy and warm than the black, with a characteristic aroma. Indian Muntock are allowed to ripen for longer on the vine, then soaked in water. When the black shell is removed it leaves a pepper with a lightly fermented flavour, and mild smooth taste.
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