nutmeg

     

About 100 species, incluing:

Trivia about nutmeg

  • It's the spice in Connecticut's state nickname that you might sprinkle into your eggnog on a cold Connecticut night
  • In large quantities, this eggnog topper is poisonous
  • Grenadans are known for grating this spice on their rum punch; you may prefer it on eggnog
  • When dried and ground, the lacey membrane of this spice becomes mace
  • The fleshy orange coat around the seed of this spice is peeled off & dried to form mace
  • Grenada is a leading producer of this tropical spice
  • Eggnog wouldn't be eggnog without this spice from the myristica fragrans tree
  • Appropriately, the official state cantata of Connecticut has this spicy 6-letter name
  • In producing mace & this spice from the same tree, about 1 male tree is planted for every 10 female trees