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Cloves are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree (Syzygium
aromaticum, sometimes included in the genus Eugenia) in the family Myrtaceae. It
is native to Indonesia, used as a spice in virtually all the world's cuisine.
The name derives from French clou, a nail, as the buds vaguely resemble small
irregular nails in shape. Cloves are harvested primarily in Indonesia and
Madagascar; it is also grown in Zanzibar, India, Sri Lanka, and the "Spice
Islands" (Moluccas, Indonesia known as the Bandas Islands). The clove tree is an
evergreen which grows to a height ranging from 10-20 m, having large oval leaves
and crimson flowers in numerous groups of terminal clusters. The flower buds are
at first of a pale color and gradually become green, after which they develop
into a bright red, when they are ready for collecting. Cloves are harvested when
1.5-2 cm long, and consist of a long calyx, terminating in four spreading
sepals, and four unopened petals which form a small ball in the centre.
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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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