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Default Substitutions for ginger?

On Aug 8, 10:46 am, Kathleen > wrote:

> If you're making something that uses ginger as the primary flavoring
> agent (gingerbread, for instance) I'd probably use some fresh vietnamese
> cinnamon.



Ginger bread recipes I've seen usually have cloves, ginger, allspice,
cinnamon, and or nutmeg in them. Cloves are pretty hot, which is the
element that ginger adds to some recipes.

I wouldn't use it in stirfries, tho.

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