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aine kilbride

Have been looking at the benefits of cloves but does any one know whether it's ok to chew/suck a clove as opposed to using it in a food?

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aine kilbride wrote: »

Have been looking at the benefits of cloves but does any one know whether it's ok to chew/suck a clove as opposed to using it in a food?

They are an absolute great ingredient in apple tart

Feisar

aine kilbride wrote: »

Have been looking at the benefits of cloves but does any one know whether it's ok to chew/suck a clove as opposed to using it in a food?

Totally, if I have a tickly cough they are the best. Especially when heading to bed which always seems to make the cough worse. Slight numbing effect from them. I let one or two soften in my mouth and then squeeze them between my teeth to release the oil.

aine kilbride

Feisar wrote:

Totally, if I have a tickly cough they are the best. Especially when heading to bed which always seems to make the cough worse. Slight numbing effect from them. I let one or two soften in my mouth and then squeeze them between my teeth to release the oil.

Thanks. What about if you swallow them while you chew on them? Is that a problem? I know you can add to food but was wondering if you could put them directly in your mouth because you never hear of that being done. Good for bad breath too.

Feisar

aine kilbride wrote: »

Thanks. What about if you swallow them while you chew on them? Is that a problem? I know you can add to food but was wondering if you could put them directly in your mouth because you never hear of that being done. Good for bad breath too.

I actually don't know but I've eaten loads over the years.

freshpopcorn

Mister Vain

I believe its best to chop them up and leave them for a few minutes before devouring.

MeTheMan

Can't ya just buy clove oil?

igCorcaigh

MeTheMan wrote: »

Can't ya just buy clove oil?

Didn't they ban it?
Good for toothache apparently.

Feisar

MeTheMan wrote: »

Can't ya just buy clove oil?

What manner of dark sorcery is this!??

Zorya

i've used them for toothache in the past, cannot remember if I swallowed them, but sure look if you leave them long enough in between your cheek and your gum they are just a little soggy piece of wood in the end, and yep, I probably just swallowed them, why does this suddenly sound so rude as I write it....

dudara

If I remember correctly, they’re supposed to have pain-killing properties. Or some such thing

That’s why a hot whiskey with cloves, honey and lemon is a winner. Antisceptic, pain killing and vitamin C

Steer55

Delicious with a hot whiskey!

igCorcaigh

Of course you can eat them, I have them whole in pilau rice. They're only... what even are they?

Zorya

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Of course you can eat them, I have them whole in pilau rice. They're only... what even are they?

Tree flower buds..

Ain't they cute.

Have you seen black pepper as it grows. Weird.

And even though they're not a spice, don't get me started on cashews. God must have been tripping.
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Atoms for Peace

Just don't get high on your own supply.

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Zorya wrote: »

And even though they're not a spice, don't get me started on cashews. God must have been tripping.

Pineapples are another weird one. Maybe I'm alone on this, but I always thought there was such thing as a pineapple...tree?

No, it's a pretty low plant

artanevilla

Cranberries are grown weird too.

Rubberchikken

love the sweets. hate cloves in apple tart. love apple tart.

Zorya

artanevilla wrote: »

Cranberries are grown weird too.

Aw come on. Put in a picture. Don't make me google.

artanevilla

Zorya wrote: »

Aw come on. Put in a picture. Don't make me google.

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Not very common ones, but the Latin for the butterfly pea is "CLITORIA Ternatea". Guess why

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In a similar vane, see also, the Yellow Stinkhorn

Poor Uncle Tom

Cloves/clove drops left to dissolve in vodka..... yum..

Canis Lupus

Cloves are foul. Every year people ruin xmas by destroying tasty delicious ham with the stupid things.

Down with cloves.

[Deleted User]

Cloves in an Apple pie?

Ah stop

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aine kilbride wrote: »

Have been looking at the benefits of cloves but does any one know whether it's ok to chew/suck a clove as opposed to using it in a food?

Best infused with equal parts water and whiskey, sweetened with brown sugar heated and served with a slice of lemon.

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Canis Lupus wrote: »

Cloves are foul. Every year people ruin xmas by destroying tasty delicious ham with the stupid things.

Down with cloves.

I know they're controversial in apple tart (a lot of us grew up being told they were dead flies, to stop us nicking it), but you can't have ham without the cloves. You might as well just order in a McDonalds for Christmas dinner.

evolving_doors

In white sauce roux

Milk
Butter
Flour
Cloves
Pepper
Bay leaf
Sliced Onions
Strain after simmering and pour onto bacon and cabbage

Church on Tuesday

Delish with ham I find.

This reminds me of my Grandmother who when I was little used to tell me, when we'd go to my grandparents house for Sunday dinner back in the day, that the cloves where flies stuck on the ham glaze!

Used to freak me out, she was a dote and had a wicked sense of humor too.

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evolving_doors wrote: »

In white sauce roux

Milk
Butter
Flour
Cloves
Pepper
Bay leaf
Sliced Onions
Strain after simmering and pour onto bacon and cabbage

I've screenshot this to try it this weekend. Salivating.

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A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I've screenshot this to try it this weekend. Salivating.

It’s equally delicious with chicken or fish.