Spices, Their Histories: Valuable Information for Grocers

28 chapters

1. 1SPICES THEIR HISTORIES
2. 2CONTENTS
3. 3SPICES
4. 4INTRODUCTION.
5. 5ALLSPICE OR PIMENTO A Valuable Product From Jamaica Which Combines the Flavor of Cloves, Cinnamon and Nutmeg
6. 6CAPSICUM Cayenne Pepper Is Made from This Branch of the Nightshade Family—Descriptions of the Various Varieties of Capsicum—Tabasco Pepper Sauce
7. 7CINNAMON AND CASSIA. The Sweet Wood of Ceylon and the Aromatic Bark of the Present Day Often Confused With Cassia—Valuable Trade History.
8. 8Cinnamon
9. 9Cassia
10. 10Oil of Cinnamon
11. 11CLOVES Interesting History With Illustration Showing Flower, Bud and Fruit—Where Grown and Commercial Uses
12. 12GINGER Used as a Spice by the Early Greeks and Romans—Plant a Native of Asia and Grew Wild in Mexico and Africa
13. 13MUSTARD Well Known to the Ancients, but More in a Medicinal Way—How Cultivated and Prepared for Commercial Uses
14. 14NUTMEG AND MACE Where the Nutmeg Tree Grows—Yield of Nuts and Mace and How Prepared for the Market—Uses in Commerce
15. 15Mace
16. 16PEPPER White and Black Varieties and Why—How the Plant Is Cultivated and Where—History the Grocer Should Know to Judge Qualities
17. 17CUMIN, OR CUMMIN SEED Also Caraway, Coriander, Cardimons, Poppy, Aniseed, Saffron and Turmeric Described.
18. 18Cumin, or Cummin Seed

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