[Sca-cooks] Cubebs

[Sue Clemenger]

A friend of mine includes cubeb in her hippocras powder, and as a spice 
in her millet soup.
I've used it in a variety of dishes, like pepper sauces ;o), and in a 
spice blend called "ras el hanout," which has black pepper, white 
pepper, true cinnamon, cassia, ginger, galingale, grains, cubeb, 
coriander, saffron, nutmeg, mace, long pepper and a few others in it. 
Wonderful as a rub for meat, or as a "surprise" substitute for cinnamon 
when making cinnamon rolls.
--maire

Irmgart wrote:

> My husband, who kind of likes black pepper, but not really (he has
> issue with spicy hot things), *loves* cubebs, long pepper and grains
> of paradise singly and in combination.
> 
> A new favorite of my fremly is meat sprinkled with cubebs, grains of
> paradise, salt and a *touch* of cinnamon, grilled, pan seared, broiled
> or baked depending on time, cut of meat, and the whim of the cook. :)
> 
> -Irmgart (who also has a tiny brass pepper grinder just for cubebs)