Spices, their histories
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1. Front matter2. SPICES THEIR HISTORIES3. INTRODUCTION.4. ALLSPICE OR PIMENTO A Valuable Product From Jamaica Which Combines the Flavor of Cloves, Cinnamon and Nutmeg5. CAPSICUM Cayenne Pepper Is Made from This Branch of the Nightshade Family—Descriptions of the Various Varieties of Capsicum—Tabasco Pepper Sauce6. CINNAMON AND CASSIA. The Sweet Wood of Ceylon and the Aromatic Bark of the Present Day Often Confused With Cassia—Valuable Trade History.7. CLOVES Interesting History With Illustration Showing Flower, Bud and Fruit—Where Grown and Commercial Uses8. GINGER Used as a Spice by the Early Greeks and Romans—Plant a Native of Asia and Grew Wild in Mexico and Africa9. MUSTARD Well Known to the Ancients, but More in a Medicinal Way—How Cultivated and Prepared for Commercial Uses10. NUTMEG AND MACE Where the Nutmeg Tree Grows—Yield of Nuts and Mace and How Prepared for the Market—Uses in Commerce11. PEPPER White and Black Varieties and Why—How the Plant Is Cultivated and Where—History the Grocer Should Know to Judge Qualities12. CUMIN, OR CUMMIN SEED Also Caraway, Coriander, Cardimons, Poppy, Aniseed, Saffron and Turmeric Described.