Recipe#10378

Title: Mixed Spice

From: ab113@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca (Leslie Gratton) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.baking 
 Date: 15 Mar 1997 05:04:20 GMT 
 Message-ID: <5gdakk$9ap$1@missing.link.ca> 

Mixed spice is a spice blend, a ready made seasoning for desserts and 
 other sweet foods.  It is available at your supermarket or here is a 
 recipe to make your own:
 1 Teaspoon ground allspice
 3/4 teasp ground cinnamon
 1 teasp ground cloves
 1 1/4 teasp ground ginger
 3/4 teasp grated or ground nutmeg
 pinch of black pepper
 Mix the spices together and use immediately.
 Uses: Mixed spice is "the" sweet spice mixture; it is frequently called 
 for in traditional recipes for cakes and biscuits and in those for old 
 fashioned puddings and pies; it is a crucial component of many a 
 traditional pudding mixture.