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Ah Cinnamon, what a wonderful spice, taken from the dried bark of the tree of the Laurel family. Originally from Sri Lanka, it is now grown in India, Indonesia, the west indies and Indian Ocean islands. it comes in four forms, quills, quillings, ground and essential oils. Archived News
March 2004 Such a wonderful spice, it can be added to both sweet and savoury dishes (see later). It comes in five forms, quills, quillings, buds, ground and essential oils. Don't get this confused with the bark of the Cassia, which although is part of the laurel family is usually called Chinese Cinnamon. Cassia is interchangeable with cinnamon in many countries including USA, so some of the products for sale on this site might be made of Cassia, but there is no way of knowing, maybe we should have a site EverythingCassia, but I don't think we'll bother. The cinnamon tree is an evergreen which grows to 10m(33ft) in the wild. When it is cultivated it is generally cropped to ease harvesting. It likes sandy soil and thrives in a tropical maritime climate at low altitude. It has shiny leaves with yellowish white flowers and dark blue berries. Harvesting (twice a year) is carried out in the rainy seasons between May and June and October and November. The first harvest yields a thick inferior bark. The quality improves with successive cropping and the finest bark comes from the thin shoots at the centre of the plant. Quills are assembled then dried in the shade as direct sunlight warps them. |
Cinnamon 'HOT' News for JulyWe at Cinnamon House have been very Busy for a few weeks now and all the recipes have been safely gathered in, the final total is;
Now if this works out that makes 666 recipes and hence the current un-official title of 666 Sinful Cinnamon recipes.I think it's time to say goodbye to a few old friends this month, so here is a list of cinnamon items discontinued by crazy manufactures...
This is all getting a bit depressing,so for now we shall stop here anf go down memory lane next time. Of course as one door closes another door opens and so on a positive note, we have news of a new product from Wrigleys.
Called '5', we are only interested in the 'Flame' flavour, which is of course Cinnamon, but there will be 'Rain' - a tingling spearmint flavour) and Cobalt -a cooling peppermint flavour. Price is expected to be around £ 1.75. Expected ETA, 20th July.
Mike - Chief Cinnamon Taster |
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