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Allspice

noun

Aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries. Synonyms: allspice tree, Pimenta dioica, pimento tree.

Deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States.

Ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves.

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"Allspice" Quotes from Famous Books

... of brown sugar, One cup of molasses, One-half cup of water, One teaspoon soda, Two teaspoons ginger, One teaspoon cinnamon, One-half teaspoon allspice, Six tablespoonfuls shortening, One egg, Three cups of flour, Two teaspoons baking powder, One-half ...

— Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book - Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions • Mary A. Wilson

... hope,' says the Professor, 'they were a good article, the real right down genuine thing.' 'No mistake,' says I, 'no mistake, Professor: they were all prime, first chop; but why did you ax that 'ere question?' 'Why,' says he, 'that eternal scoundrel, that Captain John Allspice of Nahant, he used to trade to Charleston, and he carried a cargo once there of fifty barrels of nutmegs: well, he put half a bushel of good ones into each eend of the barrel, and the rest he filled up with wooden ones, so like the real thing, no soul could tell ...

— The Clockmaker • Thomas Chandler Haliburton

... ounces; orange peel, one drachm; tepid water, one pint. Mix all together, for one dose. Or, this for a single dose: ale, one pint; Jamaica ginger, two drachms. Or, the following, also a single dose: allspice, three drachms; ginger, one drachm; caraway ...

— Cattle and Their Diseases • Robert Jennings

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