On Monday, 15 April 2013 01:24:11 UTC+10, sf wrote:
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> I *love* allspice and even though it's actually the membrane that
> surrounds the nutmeg itself, I like mace too.

Allspice is a New World spice, nothing to do with nutmeg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allspice

Also called pimento/pimenta, but these names are used for other very different things too, so "allspice" is the safer name to use.