Spices, Their Histories

About this eBook

Author

Fielding, Robert O.

Title

Spices, Their Histories: Valuable Information for Grocers

Credits

Turgut Dincer, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

TX: Technology: Home economics

Subject

Spices

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 60192

Release Date

August 29, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

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

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