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==Clove (spice)== |
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The dried flower bud of the Clove tree. Native to Indonesia. One of the two ingredients in a [[cloved lemon]]. |
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As a [[spice]], '''cloves''' refer to the dried flower buds of the Clove tree (''Syzygium aromaticum''), native to Indonesia. They were imported to [[Europe]] from Roman times, possibly even earlier. |
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During the [[Middle Ages]] it became common to stud a piece of fruit entirely with cloves. This was called a [[pommander]]. A combination of this practise and medieval kissing games lead to the [[SCA]] tradition of the [[cloved lemon]]. |
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==Clove (bulb)== |
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The smallest part of a divisible bulb, like [[garlic]]. |
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==Selected Recipes Using Cloves== |
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[[image:garlicbulb.jpg]] |
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*[[Daryoles (recipe)|Daryoles]] |
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Revision as of 16:05, 6 August 2005
As a spice, cloves refer to the dried flower buds of the Clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum), native to Indonesia. They were imported to Europe from Roman times, possibly even earlier.
During the Middle Ages it became common to stud a piece of fruit entirely with cloves. This was called a pommander. A combination of this practise and medieval kissing games lead to the SCA tradition of the cloved lemon.
