Nutmeg

[grouie]

The only time I had heard of a nutmeg tree was when I was learning my nursery rhymes - remember 'I had a little nut tree'?
Little did I know that one day I will own a nutmeg tree.
I have a tree now yielding year in and year out. There is good demand for the outer cover (mace) and the nut itself.

 

[zigs]

Don't remember that one im afraid.

Go steady with Nutmeg though, tastes nice but if you eat too much of it it can make you very ill

 

[grouie]

Don't remember that one im afraid.

Go steady with Nutmeg though, tastes nice but if you eat too much of it it can make you very ill

Just a scraping to flavour a dish is what we use it for!!

 

[zigs]

Nice one, apparently more than a quarter of one can make you hallucinate

 

[claudine]

It looks so weird and interesting! Are these red things soft or hard? They're kind of pretty The outer cover looks like a peach or a yellow plum.

 

[Momhardatwork]

I have never seen freshly picked nutmeg. I had no idea how it looks. I have always used nutmeg in many dishes but very sparingly. How does it eventually get to the powdered or granulated form in which we use it mostly from a shaker?

 

[DeborahJane]

Freshly grated nutmeg is great in mashed potatoes. How wonderful to have a nutmeg tree. Sounds very luxurious.

 

[R.R.]

I'd love to have a nutmeg tree

 

[Trellum]

Amazing! I use powedered nutmeg for my soups, I had never seen a fresh one before, thanks a lot for sharing those pics with us! I'm learning so much since you are here

 

[grouie]

It looks so weird and interesting! Are these red things soft or hard? They're kind of pretty The outer cover looks like a peach or a yellow plum.

The red thing is mace and very expensive.

 

[grouie]

Amazing! I use powedered nutmeg for my soups, I had never seen a fresh one before, thanks a lot for sharing those pics with us! I'm learning so much since you are here

It was my dream to have as many fruits/condiments as possible. I am happy now.

 

[grouie]

I have never seen freshly picked nutmeg. I had no idea how it looks. I have always used nutmeg in many dishes but very sparingly. How does it eventually get to the powdered or granulated form in which we use it mostly from a shaker?

You just crack the nut and scrape it to get the powder. I have never used ready made powder as I have enough nutmegs.

 

[claudine]

The red thing is mace and very expensive.

I understand. Do you sell it? It sounds like a great way to earn some money Your tree is really big, so I'm sure you get a lot of mace.

 

[IcyBC]

I have never seen fresh nutmeg before, and this is just fabulous to know what ground nutmeg looked like when it was fresh.

 

[Trellum]

Freshly grated nutmeg is great in mashed potatoes. How wonderful to have a nutmeg tree. Sounds very luxurious.

Same goes with the cashew tree :O I'd love to have a cashew nuts tree! Sadly I think I was born in the wrong part of the world Too dry and hot!