[Sca-cooks] Spice Islands

[tom.vincent at yahoo.com]

Interesting!  Thanks! (and to Johnnae as well!)  As first I thought it might have been a typo for Rum, but figured it was too early for rum.
 
Reminds me to read 'Guns Germs & Steel'
 
Anyone read 'A History of the World in Six Glasses'?  It's about the history and effect of beer, wine, liquor, coffee, tea and coca-cola.
 
 
Duriel
 
 
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----- Original Message ----
From: Terry Decker <t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net>
To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 2:25:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Spice Islands


Run is one of the Banda Islands, which in turn are part of the Moluccan 
Islands administered by the Indonesian province of Muluka.  As the only 
source of nutmeg and mace, the Banda Islands were an economic treasure trove 
fought over by Moslems, Portuguese, English and Dutch.  In the late 18th 
Century, nutmeg cultivation began in the Caribbean (a speculative tale of 
greed and larceny in itself), and the economic importance of the Bandas 
declined.

Bear

> What is Run?
>
> Duriel


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