[Sca-cooks] Nutmeg question

[Johnna Holloway]

http://www.inchem.org/documents/pims/plant/pim355.htm

talks about the chemical safety.
The information is from
Chemical Safety Information from Intergovernmental Organizations.

Johnnae

aoife at cableone.net wrote:
> Greetings
> The questions about nutmeg has me a bit concerned.
> One of our favorite bundt cakes is a wine cake that
> calls for a tablespoon of nutmeg.  When I first saw
> the ingredients I thought it was a misprint, however
> I went ahead with that amount.  It turns out quite
> tasty but is a tablespoonful a reasonably safe amount?
> Most all of the different wines I've used taste well
> with nutmeg but I'd like to experiment with other spices.
> Any suggestions?  I like to use different wines made by
> our fine artisans.
> Aoife of Chemin Noir
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