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Nutmeg

Sprinkle 1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon of freshly ground nutmeg on the top of a Brandy Alexander. It is best to grate only as needed from the whole seed using the smallest grater size. Nutmeg is highly aromatic with a very warm, slightly sweet taste. It can be purchased either whole or ground.

Freshly grating whole nutmeg pod is preferred as once ground it quickly looses bouquet and flavor as the oil is dried by ambient air. Grinding one whole nutmeg seed gives you 2 to 3 teaspoons of ground nutmeg. The tool that works best for grating, shaking and storage of whole nutmeg is a Microplane.Once you use this you will toss your rotary grinder or never use your zester again. If you do not need to grind the whole seed be sure to wrap what remains in plastic to preserve the oil content.

Nutmeg is not a nut, rather whole nutmeg is the dried seed kernel from inside the mottled yellow fruit of Myristica fragrans trees native to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. The seed has a net like bright red covering that is a hard outer shell that when dried turns brownish is then removed, process and sold separately as mace. The whole nutmeg is dark brown on the outside and lighter brown on the inside, oval, lightly wrinkled, dark and shiny about 1 inch in length.

If you do buy ground nutmeg keep it sealed tight and shaking it well to break up any oily accumulations before using, always store nutmeg in an airtight container.

Nutmeg is known for its calming effects. It is sometimes used to tear digestive problems and has been rumored as an aphrodisiac. In his autobiography Malcolm X describes using nutmeg in Charlestown prison to get high. Use with moderation and care as nutmegs warm and slightly sweet taste comes from oil of myristica, that contains myristicin, a poisonous narcotic known to cause hallucinations and other unpleasant side effects.

Nutmeg is also popular for use in other drinks like eggnog or mulled cider as well as many culinary applications.

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