Nutmeg: Graters, Pomanders & Spice Boxes: Luxury and Utility From the 16th Century to the Present Day (John Reckless) Apero also the Art of Composing

also the Art of Composing the Most Simple and Most Highly Finished Broths

Four centuries in the making

from the best known fish to mollusks

and Whisky in the Kitchen

Nutmeg: Graters, Pomanders & Spice Boxes: Luxury and Utility From the 16th Century to the Present Day (John Reckless) Apero also the Art of ComposingOnce, nutmeg was worth its weight in gold. For much of human history, the tiny Banda Islands in Indonesia were the only source of this esteemed spice. From the age of the Silk Roads through to the mid 19th century partial shift of production to the Caribbean, covering battles between the Honourable East India Company and the Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, this book traces the story of nutmeg, revealing its extensive and often surprising