Try something new! Our featured spice for the month of December is Cinnamon. You’re welcome to pick up a Spice Club kit beginning Monday December 2nd at 9am. The kit will contain:
- a sample of the spice
- recipe cards
- history of the spice
- a list of cookbooks you can check out from the library
Spice Club kits go fast! Unable to make it in time to grab one of your own? Try out a recipe! The recipes included in the kit are linked below.
Cinnamon Quick Facts
- Cinnamon is a spice that is derived from the dried inner bark of a bushy evergreen tree. The tree itself is a member of the laurel family and is native to Sri Lanka, the Malabar Coast of India, and Myanmar. The tree is also cultivated in South America and the West Indies.
- The spice is used to flavor baked goods, confections, curries, and beverages.
- The spice’s essential oil is used in food, liqueur, perfume, and drugs.
- Cinnamon was once considered more valuable than gold! It was used in Egypt for embalming and religious practices, and in medieval Europe for religious rites and as a flavoring. “Later it was the most profitable spice in the Dutch East India Company trade.”
- The cinnamon tree rarely grows more than 49 feet in height. The leaves are thick, simple, and oval. The young leaves are red and mature to a deep green.
Questions about Spice Club? Contact Ashley at 315-785-7714 or send her an email.