Simply Organic Mini Nutmeg, 0.53 oz

Simply Organic Mini Nutmeg, 0.53 oz
- No Artificial Flavors, Preservatives
Nutmeg is the dried seed of the fruit of an evergreen. Warm and sweet, nutmeg adds depth to desserts and savory dishes alike. Sprinkle it on your eggnog, but try it on your potatoes, too! Botanical name: Myristica fragrans Houtt. , Myristica fragransMace and nutmeg both come from the fruit of Myristica fragrans, an aromatic evergreen that grows to 66 feet, with dark green leaves, aromatic flowers, and large, brownish/yellow fruit. The female trees produce the fleshy fruit that splits in half once mature. The bright red, lacy covering (the aril) is harvested as mace, while the seeds are used for nutmeg. Nutmegs can be harvested when the trees are 7 to 9 years old, and the tree reaches full harvest maturity after about 20 years. While M. fragrans is generally the preferred spice, two other species of nutmeg are grown--and sometimes used as adulterants. They are M. argentea or Papuan nutmeg, which is grown in New Guinea, and M. malabarica or Bombay nutmeg, which is grown in India. Imagine the streets spiced with nutmegs and other aromatics. In 1191, that's just what happened when the streets of Rome were prepared for the coronation of Henry VI. Nutmeg was prized in Elizabethan times for its reputed ability to fight the plague. In fact, legend has it that in England a few nutmegs could once be sold at a price that would render a person financially secure for life! This value was well understood by the Portuguese, who controlled the nutmeg/mace trade for one hundred years, until the Dutch took it over-- for the next 200 years--in the early 17th century. In 1735 the Dutch East India Company burnt tons of surplus nutmeg to maintain a high price. The term "wooden nutmeg" means a fraud, and "nutmegger" is the word for a con-artist. One explanation for the term is that dishonest Connecticut traders would supposedly whittle "nutmeg" out of wood. (Others say that the nutmeg sold was authentic and that people just didn't understand that it needed to be grated.) In either case, C
Country USA
Brand Simply Organic
Manufacturer Simply Organic
Binding Grocery
ItemPartNumber 50081
Model 50081
ReleaseDate 2010-08-25
Size 0.53 Ounce (Pack of 1)
UnitCount 1
UPCs 089836500816
EANs 0089836500816

Country	USA
Brand	Simply Organic
Manufacturer	Simply Organic
Binding	Grocery
ItemPartNumber	50081
Model	50081
ReleaseDate	2010-08-25
Size	0.53 Ounce (Pack of 1)
UnitCount	1
UPCs	089836500816
EANs	0089836500816

Simply Organic Mini Nutmeg, 0.53 oz

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