Try something new! Our featured spice for the month of January is black peppercorn. You’re welcome to pick up a Spice Club kit beginning Friday, January 2nd at 10am. 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.
Black Peppercorn Quick Facts
- When we speak of peppercorns, we are referring to the dried fruit or seeds of the Piper nigrum plant (technically a vine)
- This plant originates from the Malabar Cost of India and is one of the earliest known spices
- The plant is a woody climber and can get up to 33 feet tall; the plant’s flowers can have up to 50 blossoms each
- The plant requires a long rainy season with fairly high temperatures and partial shade for best growth
- Fruits will grow 2 to 5 years after planting and may grow for up to 40 years
- During the Middle Ages, a person’s wealth was usually determined by their stock of peppercorns; whole peppercorns were primarily a commodity of the wealthy, so ground pepper was sold in an attempt to ensure everyone could partake
Questions about Spice Club? Contact Ashley at 315-785-7714 or send her an email.