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The Mystery of Cloves

Wednesday • April 14, 2004

Cloves are the dried unopened flower buds of the Myrtle Tree, which grows to a height of 30 to 40 feet. It begins flowering in about 7 years and continues to produce for another 80 or more years. The clove tree is grown in many countries, Tanzania, Brazil, Ski Lanka, Indonesia and in the Weat Indies. It takes 5 to 7 thousand of the little flower buds to make just one pound of dried cloves.

Cloves are the dried unopened flower buds of the Myrtle Tree, which grows to a height of 30 to 40 feet. It begins flowering in about 7 years and continues to produce for another 80 or more years. The clove tree is grown in many countries, Tanzania, Brazil, Ski Lanka, Indonesia and in the Weat Indies. It takes 5 to 7 thousand of the little flower buds to make just one pound of dried cloves.

The word cloves comes from the French clou, or nail, which describes its shape. The bud is composed of two parts: the stem and a bulbous head. For sale as whole cloves, it ts most desirable for the buds to be intact, that is the heads and stems attached, but this is not important when they are to be ground.

The most common uses for whole cloves are for studding hams, pickling and mulling wine. Stuck into an orange, cloves make a traditional pomander for keeping clothes smelling fresh and to repel moths. Ground cloves are used mainly for Baking. Oil of cloves is a common ingredient of mouthwashes and toothpastes.

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