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Default antidote for too many cloves?

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>On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:59:02 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle wrote:
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>> let's say someone got the instructions wrong and added about 20 cloves
>> instead of 1 or 2 to a corned beef recipe and let it simmer that way
>> for about two hours ... is there an antidote?

>
>Change the water and add some extra bay leaves. I think it will be ok..
>but I like cloves. Use some mustard on the finished product and if all else
>fails..make some potpourri.


hmm... I like the potpourri idea

I added some sugar but the bitterness shone through, and the clove-ness
clobbered everything