Have you ever looked at a whole, dried clove and wondered what they
looked like before they were picked? Wonder no more!
https://geonzblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/clove.jpg

I thought cloves came from a bush, but nope - it's a tropical
evergreen tree that reaches 8-10m (25-33ft)!



--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

I put a whole clove in the water when heating it for ice tea and leave it in, I also take a clove cap sometimes. Clove smells heavenly.

On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 08:56:08 -0800, sf > wrote:

>
>Have you ever looked at a whole, dried clove and wondered what they
>looked like before they were picked? Wonder no more!
>https://geonzblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/clove.jpg
>
>I thought cloves came from a bush, but nope - it's a tropical
>evergreen tree that reaches 8-10m (25-33ft)!

I've used cloves for a tooth ache on a weekend when I couldn't get to
a dentist, it works. If you handle cloves be sure to wash well before
touching eyes, lips, and other mucose membranes, oil of clove is far
more potent than the hottest pepper.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clove
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/0...oth-pain/?_r=0

On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 10:56:14 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
>
> Have you ever looked at a whole, dried clove and wondered what they
> looked like before they were picked? Wonder no more!
> https://geonzblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/clove.jpg
>
> I thought cloves came from a bush, but nope - it's a tropical
> evergreen tree that reaches 8-10m (25-33ft)!
>
>
They do look sorta, kinda, maybe like the dried product.

On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 10:56:14 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
>
> Have you ever looked at a whole, dried clove and wondered what they
> looked like before they were picked? Wonder no more!
> https://geonzblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/clove.jpg
>
> I thought cloves came from a bush, but nope - it's a tropical
> evergreen tree that reaches 8-10m (25-33ft)!
>
>
They do sorta, kinda, maybe look like the dried product.

On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 11:56:15 AM UTC-6, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>
> I've used cloves for a tooth ache on a weekend when I couldn't get to
> a dentist, it works. If you handle cloves be sure to wash well before
> touching eyes, lips, and other mucose membranes, oil of clove is far
> more potent than the hottest pepper.

You are SO MOTHER****ING STUPID!

Eugenol is *nowhere near* as potent an irritant as capsaicin. Not even
close. You just blow out your ass.

I should, however, apologize for using the word, "mother****ing." In the
interest of accuracy, it should have been brother****ing.

--Bryan

On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:43:01 -0800 (PST), wrote:

>I put a whole clove in the water when heating it for ice tea and leave it in, I also take a clove cap sometimes. Clove smells heavenly.

I don't use them a great deal, but I do like to add them to my spiced
meads.