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Nutmeg or ''Myristica fragrans'' is an evergreen tree indigenous to the Banda Islands in the Moluccas of Indonesia, or Spice Islands. Until the mid 19th century this was the world's only source. The nutmeg tree is important for two spices derived from the fruit, nutmeg and mace. Nutmeg is the actual seed of the tree, roughly egg-shaped and about long and wide, and weighing between dried, while mace is the dried "lacy" reddish covering or arillus of the seed. This is the only tropical fruit that is the source of two different spices. Several other commercial products are also produced from the trees, including essential oils, extracted oleoresins, and nutmeg butter (see below). The outer surface of the nutmeg bruises easily. The pericarp (fruit/pod) is used in Grenada to make a jam called "Morne Delice". In Indonesia, the fruit is also made into jam, called ''selei buah pala'', or sliced finely, cooked and crystallised to make a fragrant candy called ''manisan pala'' ("nutmeg sweets"). The most important species commercially is the Common or Fragrant Nutmeg ''Myristica fragrans'', native to the Banda Islands of Indonesia; it is also grown in Penang Island in Malaysia and the Caribbean, especially in Grenada. It also grows in Kerala, a state in the south part of India. Other species include Papuan Nutmeg ''M. argentea'' from New Guinea, and Bombay Nutmeg ''M. malabarica'' from India, called ''Jaiphal'' in Hindi; both are used as adulterants of ''M. fragrans'' products.
[edit] About Nutmeg
The seed and spice which comes from the nutmeg tree. Nutmeg is a unique spice which is capable of retaining its pleasant flavor for many years. Nutmeg is available ground or whole, but is used in its ground form to flavor foods. This spice produces the most flavor when freshly grated, so it is useful to buy the whole nut and to have a nutmeg grater on hand. Nutmeg can be used to flavor milk, cookies, cakes and sweet breads.
Recipes With Nutmeg
Club Soda, Nutmeg, Peaches, Syrup, Vanilla
Butter, Maple Syrup, Nutmeg, Parsnip
Asparagus, Butter, Lemons, Nutmeg
Bananas, Jerusalem Artichokes, Nutmeg, Pepper, Salt
Apple Juice, Cinnamon, Nutmeg
Anonymous
Morne Delice is not the name give to the jam but to the place where the jam is made i.e. Morne Delice Nitmeg Jam