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  Spices
Allspice is the dried, unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree in the myrtle family.
Allspice is used in Jamaican jerk seasoning and in Jamaican soups, stews, and curries.
Allspice is commonly used in both savory and sweet foods.
www.spiceadvice.com /encyclopedia/AllSpice.html   (355 words)

  
 Allspice (pimenta officinalis)
Allspice is the dried berry of an evergreen tree, native to West Indies and tropical Central America.
Allspice is a semi-wild crop in Jamaica and the nearby islands.
Allspice is used in a variety of foods as a condiment, as a flavouring ingredient in bakery items, in processed meat industry and also in pickling.
www.harvestfields.ca /CookBooks/spice/allspice.htm   (881 words)

  
 Organic Planet - Our Products - Allspice
Allspice berries grow on a shiny leafed evergreen tree of the myrtle family indigenous to the Western Hemisphere.
Generally, the allspice exported from the other Central American countries is more variable in size than that from Jamaica, probably due to the fact they are harvested from trees growing wild, as well as dried by individual collectors, rather than cultivated as they are in Jamaica.
Allspice is used in a variety of foods, mainly as a background flavor in combination with other sweet spices, e.g.
www.organic-planet.com /products/g_Allspice.html   (432 words)

  
 What is Allspice?
Allspice may be most often thought of as a baking spice, used in cookies, pies, pudding, and – perhaps most famously – as part of the spicy mix used to flavor pumpkin pie.
Allspice is also used in sweet, hot drinks, such as hot apple cider and eggnog.
Allspice is used for pickling, including pickled beets, cucumbers, eggs, and corned beef.
www.wisegeek.com /what-is-allspice.htm   (376 words)

  
 ALLSPICE (Pimenta Dioica)
Allspice is the dried berry of an evergreen tree native to tropical America.
Other allspices include: the Japanese allspice (Chimonanthus praecox), native to eastern Asia and planted as an ornamental in England and the United States; the wild allspice, or spicebush (Lindera benzoin), a shrub of eastern North America, with aromatic berries, reputed to have been used as a substitute for true allspice.
Allspice was discovered by Columbus in 1494, but was not recognized or used as a spice until the early 17th century.
www.cookbook.hu /angol_receptek/allspice.html   (1153 words)

  
 Allspice Herbal Supplement from Herbal Extracts Plus
Allspice, with its flavor of cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg, has always been an important spice and condiment and was added to mulled wine and curry, among other dishes.
Allspice is an aromatic stimulant and carminative for the gastro-intestinal tract.
Allspice is considered an antioxidant or substance that prevents free radical or oxidative damage to body tissue and cells.
www.herbalextractsplus.com /allspice.cfm   (687 words)

  
 Allspice & Jamaicain pepper
Allspice berries are also known as Jamaican pepper because of where it commonly grows and it's appearance which is similar to large peppercorns.
Allspice is sometimes added to peppercorn blends, and is used as a substitute for pepper in some countries such as Jamaica (i.e.
Allspice is used to produce a synthetic form of vanilla, called vanillin, which is used in cooking, perfumes, soaps.
www.bulkpeppercorns.com /allspice   (364 words)

  
 GourmetSleuth - Allspice
Spanish explorers happened on to the Allspice plant in Jamaica in the beginning of the 16th century.
The English name "Allspice" was given because the spice is said to have the aroma of several spices including cloves, pepper and even cinnamon and nutmeg.
Allspice is available as whole berries or ground.
www.gourmetsleuth.com /sr_allspice.htm   (365 words)

  
 allspice
The evergreen tree that produces the allspice berries is indigenous to the rainforests of South and Central America where it grows wild.
Allspice was used by the Mayans as an embalming agent and by other South American Indians to flavour chocolate.
In the Napoleonic war of 1812, Russian soldiers put allspice in their boots to keep their feet warm and the resultant improvement in odours is carried into today’s cosmetic industries, where pimento oil is usually associated with men’s toiletries (especially products with the word ‘spice’; on the label).
www.theepicentre.com /Spices/allspice.html   (958 words)

  
 Spices, Paprika, Oleoresin Paprika, Saffron, Allspice, Cardamom, Cayenne, Chilies, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Sesame Seeds, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Allspice is used in a variety of foods and in a multitude of seasoning blends and multi-color peppercorn blends.
It is used in the processed meat industry, and allspice is used in the pickling spices for meat and fish.
It has been thought by some that allspice is an aphrodisiac; those who were nervous would nibble on the berries, those who wanted to entice their partner, would serve food heavily seasoned with allspice.
www.occidentalfoods.com /allspice.htm   (757 words)

  
 Information on the herb allspice.
Allspice is used in a liniment to treat chest infections and muscular aches and pains.
Bandages are infused with allspice and sold commercially to relieve sprains and muscular aches and pains.
An essential oil is made from allspice that is used for its analgesic, antidontalgic, anti-depressant, aphrodisiac, carminative, rubefacient, stomachic, and tonic properties.
www.ageless.co.za /herb-allspice.htm   (529 words)

  
 Allspice information, tips, trivia, facts, Alternatives From Nature
Allspice is the dried berry of the pimento, an evergreen tree growing to 40 feet in height; it bears opposite, leathery, oblong to oblong-lanceolate leaves whose pinnately arranged veins show prominently on the underside.
"Allspice oil is not as rich in eugenol as clove oil," says James A. Duke, Ph.D., a botanist retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and author of The CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs.
Allspice is on the Food and Drug Administration's list of herbs generally regarded as safe.
www.herbsrainbear.com /encylopedia/allspice.htm   (597 words)

  
 Allspice / Pimento oil (Pimenta dioica) - information on the origin, source, extraction method, chemical composition, ...
Allspice is so called pimento because it tastes like a combination of cloves, juniper berries, cinnamon and pepper.
Allspice oil (from both the leaf and the fruit) is extracted by steam distillation.
Allspice oil should only be used in low dilutions, as it is found to irritate the mucus membrane and to cause dermal irritation.
www.essentialoils.co.za /essential-oils/allspice.htm   (622 words)

  
 A Simpler Way: Allspice is everything nice
What I am saying is that allspice has had the ability to temporarily give symptomatic numbing relief from the pain associated with rheumatism and neuralgia.
In tea form, allspice is highly recommended for what is called “one sided pain.” In other words, if you have neuralgia and it tends to only affect one side of your body, give this tasty tea a try.
Allspice is also a good brew to consider if you suffer from one sided headaches.
www.asimplerway.com /archives/000250.html   (1026 words)

  
 Floridata: Pimenta dioica
The spice or condiment, allspice, is made from the dried, unripe fruit of the allspice or pimento tree.
Allspice is native to the West Indies, southern Mexico and Central America.
Allspice is used in pickles, ketchup and marinades, and to flavor pumpkin pies, cakes and candies.
www.floridata.com /ref/P/pime_dio.cfm   (442 words)

  
 Arcadia Herbs & Alternatives - Allspice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Allspice is indigenous to the West Indian Islands and South America, and extensively grown in Jamaica, where it flourishes on limestone hills near the sea.
The chief use of Allspice is as a spice and condiment: the berries are added to curry powder and also to mulled wine.
Allspice is an aromatic stimulant and carminative to the gastro-intestinal tract, resembling cloves in its action.
www.arcadiaherbsandalternatives.com /singles/herbs/allspice.aspx   (657 words)

  
 Allspice
Allspice is the pea-sized, berry-like, dark-red to flish-brown, 5 - 10 cm fruit, harvested when not quite ripe, of the evergreen allspice tree (Pimenta dioica) of the myrtle (Myrtaceae) family, native to the islands of the West Indies.
Allspice is used as a spice domestically and in the pharmaceutical and food industries (bakery and sausage products, sauces, fish and meat dishes) and is the most popular pickling spice.
Allspice should be transported in areas which exhibit the lowest temperatures during the voyage and are dry.
www.tis-gdv.de /tis_e/ware/gewuerze/piment/piment.htm   (1155 words)

  
 FABULOUS FOODS COOKING SCHOOL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
While many people think that allspice is a blend of several herbs, this is not true.
Allspice is a seasoning made from allspice berries, the tiny fruit of the Pimiento Tree.
Used in many middle eastern dishes, and in sweet as well as savory fare, allspice derives its name because it is reminiscent of so many other spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
www.fabulousfoods.com /school/glossary/ingredients/allspice.html   (99 words)

  
 Flavor Profiles--Allspice
The berry has a pungent yet sweet spice flavor; it is similar to a peppery combination of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg--thus its name allspice.
Mix allspice berries with dried green, fl, and white peppercorns in your pepper mill to make a zesty sprinkle for salads, vegetables, and grilled chicken.
Allspice is located on the spices aisle of your local supermarket.
www.cookinglight.com /cooking/flavorprofiles/allspice.html   (153 words)

  
 Allspice - Bulk Spices & Herbs from Avon Spice Company
Allspice is the dried, unripened fruit of a small evergreen tree, the Pimenta Dioica.
Allspice is used in seasonings, sauces, sausages, ketchup, jams, pumpkin, gravies, roasts, hams, baked goods, and teas.
Allspice is also know as Pimiento (Spanish for pepper) because the berries resemble unripened peppercorns and was one of the spices Christopher Columbus discovered on the Caribbean Islands when he asked the native Indians if they harvested fl pepper.
www.avonspice.com /db/Allspice   (221 words)

  
 Allspice, Food Resource [http://food.oregonstate.edu/], Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
ALLSPICE is a pungent and sharply aromatic spice.
Allspice is available in both whole and ground form.
"Allspice" was named that because its aroma suggests a blend of cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg.
food.oregonstate.edu /spiceherb/allspice.html   (238 words)

  
 Allspice Herbal
Because allspice is an aromatic carminative it it of particular value for foul-smelling flatulence.
Allspice is frequently combined with purgatives to control the griping pains.
These are differentiated from the major therapeutic effects of Allspice for the following reasons: either the constituent that causes the effect is relatively weak (in other words marginal efficacy) or the constituent causing the effect is present in Allspice but in such small quantities that it is too low in dosage.
www.beneforce.com /Information/Herbs/allspice.htm   (923 words)

  
 Out of the Frying Pan! Herb & Spice Encyclopedia: allspice
As its name suggests, allspice's flavor is reminiscent of a combination of spices, including cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pepper.
The allspice tree, a member of the mytrle family, is indigenous to the West Indies and Central and South America.
Allspice is readily available both ground and whole.
www.outofthefryingpan.com /spices/allspice.shtml   (200 words)

  
 Allspice Information - All Spice Nutritional and Digestive Information
Background: It is commonly known as Allspice because it smells and tastes like a combination of cloves, juniper berries, cinnamon, and pepper.
Allspice is used to flavor foods, but is also used in food preparation with specific ailments in mind to help the person consuming it.
Allspice is native to the Caribbean, and is extensively grown in Jamaica.
www.herbco.com /bulk_herbs/Allspice.php   (373 words)

  
 Allspice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Allspice is the dried, unripe berries of a large evergreen tree, native to the Caribbean area.
The whole dried fruit is ground to produce the allspice powder of commerce.
Both pulp and seeds are aromatic, and contain an oil with qualities similar to clove oil.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/Crops/Allspice.html   (105 words)

  
 Allspice Oil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The allspice, or pimento, tree is indigenous to Mexico and the West Indies.
A relative of the clove tree, it reaches a height of about 40 feet and bears tiny white flowers that produce small berries, which are dried and used as a spice.
The name allspice refers to the fact that the berries' warm flavor is reminiscent of cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon.
belladonna.hypermart.net /Aromatherapedia/allspice_oil.htm   (427 words)

  
 faerie's finest - allspice
The mistake is understandable, whole allspice is a pea sized berry which is sun dried to a reddish brown color.
Allspice is the main ingredient in Caribbean jerk seasoning and today is widely used in the cuisines of Mexico, India, England and North America.
Allspice is also a delicious subsititute for cinnamon in your favorite french toast or dessert recipe.
www.faeriesfinest.com /D223.html   (171 words)

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