Allspice – an aromatic berry used for flavoring cakes, frostings, puddings, soups, jellies, sauces, pickles, chow-
chow, etc. It is often used with cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon.
Arrow root – a West Indies plant which contains a starch which is very nutritive. It is easily digested and used in
puddings, cookies and in the diet of those who are recuperating.
Bay leaves – used with soups, stews, beef roasts, gravies, sauces, pickles, etc.
Boteka – a popular leaf seasoning from Mexico. The whole leaves are used like the bay leaves. They are great
with steaks and beef roasts. The cut leaves used as a tea for indigestion and a tonic.
Canella bark – a very pleasing aromatic bark used as a condiment. It is often called “white cinnamon” and used
similarly.
Cloves – used in cooking apples, apple pies, ham, spiced fruits, chow-chow, watermelon rind, cucumber and
pickles.
Cayenne – used for barbecues, sauces, pizzas, etc.
Cinnamon – powdered cinnamon used in apple sauce, apple and pumpkin p9ies, cakes, bread, toast, rolls, spiced
fruit, etc. Whole sticks used in pickling.
Dill – used for pickling, in beef sauce, boiled fish, bean soup, etc. Young leaves are used for seasoning salads,
also stirred in mayonnaise.
Fennel – used alone or with thyme in flavoring foods. It is particularly good with baked fish. Fennel leaves are
used in salads and stirred in mayonnaise.
Garlic – adds a delicious, mild flavor to salads when rubbed on a salad bowl. Garlic is excellent with pork or beef.
May be rubbed on meat or small pieces may be inserted.
Ginger – powdered root used in cakes, bread, bakes fruits, relishes, pumpkin pies and spiced pears.
Mace – this is more delicate in flavor than nutmeg. It is the outer covering of the nutmeg kernel.
Nutmeg – used in baking, spicing fruits, etc.
Paprika – used on eggs, potato salad and many Hungarian dishes.
Peppercorns – one or two berries used with beef, pot roast, corned beef, gravies, in pickling, etc.
St. John’s Bread – a long pod with sweetish honey and nut-like flavored pulp. Use in the Mediterranean and
Balkan regions for delicious tarts, cookies, and cakes.
Turmeric – powdered roots used as condiment in curry powders and as yellow coloring. Whole root is used in
pickling.