Use Cloves
Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) are an unopened flower bud from an Indonesian tree. They are used as a spice in food dishes, and also have medicinal and household uses. Every pantry should have fresh cloves and ground cloves on stand-by for various uses.
Steps
- Use cloves to flavour food. Cloves have a strong, spicy flavour with a warm to hot taste. A very little goes a long way in food. Some examples of using cloves in food include:
- Fruit pies. Typically, they are added to apple pies and they can also be added to other fruit Dessert Pies that need a warm, spicy flavour.
- Relishes, chutneys, and pickles. Cloves make a spicy addition to many of these condiments.
- Poke them into a ham.
- Add crushed or ground cloves to cakes and desserts requiring a warm, spicy flavour.
- Use cloves in Indian cuisine. Cloves are a popular addition to many curry dishes and to biryani.
- Make Coffee Figs with cloves.
- Use them with pumpkin and squash dishes; the cloves complement the flavours of these fruit vegetables well.
- Make drinks with cloves. Cloves make a tasty addition to various winter style drinks such as mulled wine and warm cider. You might also like to try:
- Make Orange Cinnamon and Clove Mead
- Make Hot Spiced Cranberry Cider
- Wassail
- Make Spiced Tea
- A little powdered cloves with 70% dark chocolate and heavy cream. Add hot milk or water and stir well.
- Use cloves in the household. There are numerous uses for cloves in the household, from shooing away pests, to creating a lovely fragrance in the home. Some ideas for use include:
- Get rid of your house flies using cloves
- Make-a-Pomander-Ball
- Drawer liners with clove oil
- Remove the Odor of Mothballs.
- Use cloves to help stop the pain from a toothache temporarily. Bite on a few cloves before you can get to the dentist, to alleviate pain. Be sure not to swallow them!
- Finished.
Tips
- Clove oil can be used as an anti-bacterial/anti-microbial but only use it this way under very strict instructions from a qualified health practitioner.
Warnings
- Be very careful when using clove oil. It should not be used in large amounts because it can have unpredictable effects. It contains eugenol, which can damage your health (it is a weak tumour promoter).
Things You'll Need
- Fresh cloves
- Clove oil
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