Empires, eh, whoād 'ave 'em?
This is a good read on monopolies and control. Iām not sure if the tree is still aliveā¦ if itās just a stump & a some bare branches, then Iām not sure it qualifies as the oldest clove tree.
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I recognise the bit about āstored at the back of the kitchen cupboardā. I use 12 cloves every other year in Apple chutney. It takes a while to get through a packet.
There are lots of other uses for cloves - bit late to expand nowā
āI use 12 cloves every other year in Apple chutneyā
Put some in a mortar and pestle (or coffee grinder) with fennel, coriander, cinnamon, and cardamom. Grind well. Add a scant teaspoonful to porridge before cooking.
In the third century BC, Chinese emperors of the Han Dynasty required those who addressed them to chew cloves to freshen their breath. Wikipedia.
Good to see that you have been keeping up with developments in this fieldā¦.
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What a joy ispot isā¦ Iāve just checked the cupboard. I think that āa scant teaspoon of the clove+ mixture in my daily porageā means I will still have enough for next yearās churney. Now I just need to order the fennel, coriander etc.
not sure whoās vegetarian - but we used, in Cape Town, cloves for a festive ham roast, garnished with pineapple and cloves stuck all over -
Sure I remember roasting mutton with cloves to give it a venison flavour
Google found this Karoo Borewors Recipe
http://www.grouprecipes.com/24956/south-african-farm-sasuage--karoo-borewors.html
NOTE you can buy Boerewors at the Saffer shop at Victoria
Then apple and cloves any number of ways,
If you do, you can ring the changes by using just a few fennel and even fewer cardomom seeds. I prefer that, but my wife likes the full āporridge masalaā mix. Sheās recently taken to including nutmeg.
Moving on from clovesā¦
Pendraig. 'Chief dragon' is UK's oldest meat-eating dinosaur - BBC News
We donāt get many fossil posts, so sharing this one.