By Amy Grant The smell of nutmeg would permeate my Grandmother’s entire house when she went on a holiday baking frenzy. Back then, she used dried, pre-packaged nutmeg purchased from the grocers. Today, I use a rasp and grate my own and the powerful aroma still takes me back to Grandma’s house, baking with her. Grating some nutmeg over a café latte one morning made me curious – where does nutmeg come from and can you grow your own nutmeg? Where Does Nutmeg Come From? Nutmeg trees are evergreens native to the Moluccas (Spice Islands) and other tropical islands of the East Indies. The large seed of these trees garners two noteworthy spices: nutmeg is the kernel of the seed when ground, while mace is the grated red to orange covering, or aril, which surrounds the seed. Nutmeg Plant Info Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is steeped in history, although there is
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