My Book of ingredients says:
"Nutmeg is the dried seed of the fruit of an evergreen tree native to
south-east Asia (Myristica fragrans). The seed has a lacy husk that we
call 'mace'. The two are similar in flavour and aroma, but nutmeg
grated is used for sweet dishes while mace is used for pickles and
savoury dishes. It is a fine distinction but one of ancient usage.
Nutmeg is available whole or powdered; mace comes in flakes 'blades' or
powdered."
A whole blade of mace is big enough to go around a nutmeg, so about an
inch long. Crumbled up it's probably only about 1/4 teaspoonful.
Sharon - I'll send you a scan of the pic of a blade of mace.
Brenda
On 23 Aug 2005, at 19:39, rick &sharon wrote:
Can anyone tell me how much mace a blade of mace is measurementwise?
A recipe
I want to use calls for a blade of mace...I have never seen a whole
blade of
mace. I can get ground mace which is just a crumbled blade, but I
can't find
an equivalent in tsp. TIA Sharon on sunny Vancouver Island
Brenda
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