"Matthew Givens" > wrote in message
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: Okay, I have a recipe that calls for one whole mace, except none of the
: stores around here have that in stock. I have GROUND mace, but don't know
: if I can use that in place of a whole mace, or how much to use.
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: Can anyone help? The recipe is for a soup stock. Any help is
appreciated.
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: Matthew in Montgomery
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If the ground stuff is fresh use about 1/4 teaspoon and it will be fine
instead of a "whole" aril. The trouble is that ground spices lose their
flavour quite quickly.

David