[Sca-cooks] Spice Islands

[Johnna Holloway]

The book to read that they don't mention is Giles Milton's
Nathaniel's Nutmeg which came out in 1999. It's all about the
17th century battle over Run.

Johnnae

Devra at aol.com wrote:

>This month's Saveur Magazine has an article on food  of the Spice Islands. A 
>prime example of change in food (almost every recipe  includes large numbers 
>of Thai chilie peppers) the article has something very  nice: photos of whole 
>fresh nutmegs in their fleshy casings, fresh galangale,  and fresh tumeric. 
>Their comments on the shelf life of spices are also very  -um-enlightening.
>    Devra
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