Mr Libido Incognito wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote on 22 Mar 2007 in rec.food.cooking
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>> "The Joneses" > wrote
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>>> "tert in seattle" > wrote
>>>> 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?
>>> If whole cloves were added, it might not be tooooo bad. The garlic
>>> taste supposedly gets stronger as you mince.
>> Oh, I don't think he means garlic, as there never is too much of
>> that. Heh. I think he means cloves, the spice.
>>
>> nancy
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> Aren't cloves (the spice) slightly poisionous?.


Oil of cloves is a bit toxic but it is also used for things like dry
socket for your wisdom tooth. Whole cloves are sometimes chewed as a
breath freshener and have some antiseptic properties. Almost anything in
huge quantities is bad for you. But they aren't like nutmeg in quantities.

Melondy