Omelet wrote:

>In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:04:12 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>> > sf wrote:
>> > > On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:14:12 -0600, >
>> > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> I don't use much Nutmeg
>> > >
>> > > Probably because you feel the way I do about it, any amount is too
>> > > much.
>> >
>> > You probably don't like Mace either then?
>>
>> I'm ok with mace (not adverse to it like I am to nutmeg) and I love
>> allspice. I think nutmeg way too strong/dominate, even in the tiniest
>> of amounts. Go figger. Can't say why I don't feel the same way about
>> mace. Maybe it's because I'm not asked to throw it into egg recipes.
>> I dunno.
>>
>> My "go to" nutmeg substitution is allspice. It's still a "sweet
>> spice", but much mellower. However, I won't use it in Quiche
>> Lorraine.
>
>I've been substituting Mace for Clove in recipes. Similar flavor but so
>much milder. I'm not a real Clove fan.

Depends what you're cooking... if you're a Jamaican jerk fan then
those spices are necessary but they're not something most use to
season roast beef... however those spices are absolutely necessary for
many baked goods and confections. I love all kinds of spice
cake/cookies; gingerbread, pfeffernusse, yum! And I happen to like
Beeman's Clove gum, I like all the Beeman's gums: Blackjack is another
I enjoy. I'm also a big fan of assorted spice gum drops. Black
licorice candy is about my favorite confection, in fact I ordered 12
pound packages of twizzlers from Amazon and this too:
http://www.amazon.com/Gustafs-Dutch-...xsubs_email_dp

I just checked and they're out for delivery so I should have them this
afternoon... I'm looking forward to trying those licorice cats.

Oh boy, lookit:
http://www.amazon.com/My-Lip-Stuff-P...8829310&sr=8-4

Click on the link to the other Lip-Stuff products,,, what a great way
to diet.