How about a mix of fresh ground cloves and nutmeg? A few grains of finely ground black pepper tossed in. Johnna Kean Gryffyth wrote: > A question to the list... What would you say is the closest period > equivalent to allspice? i.e., If you had a recipe that called for > allspice and you only had access to period spices, what would you > replace it with?