[Sca-cooks] Spice ID?

[Susan Fox]

Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:

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> On Sep 6, 2005, at 10:04 AM, otsisto wrote:
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>> Not grains of paradise. perhaps cubeb?
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>> Lyse
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> I don't think so. I seem to recall cubebs grow like berries, without  
> a pod. Johnnae's idea of a form of cardamom is pretty much what I was  
> thinking of: some kind of cardamom variant that is different from the  
> standard black, green or white cardamom we \tend to see today, which  
> is why I thought of GoP.
>
> Adamantius


Master A is correct.  Cubebs grow like berries.  Their other name is 
"tailed pepper" for the little stems which usually stay attached to the 
berries.

Selene