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History and Uses of Black Pepper

Published on December 19, 2007 By George

I love cooking, though I don’t get to cook much. For some reason spices interest me. Did you know Black Pepper has been used as: currency sacred offering to honor the gods pay taxes pay ransoms More later!

Cinnamon’s Uses Throughout History

Published on December 19, 2007 By George

DISCLAIMER Just a friendly reminder that this information I collect is just that, information I collect. Seriously, don’t consider this post as containing any kind of advice. Before taking any actions based on interesting information here you should speak to a qualified specialist (doctor, dietician, etc..) On to the fun part! Comment from reader Eyebee [...]

History of Cinnamon

Published on December 13, 2007 By George

HISTORY Cinnamon has an interesting history and a variety of uses including uses as a spice, medicinal uses and even as an embalming agent in ancient Egypt. It emerges into history from the earliest Chinese texts on the subject of botanical medicine about 2700 BC, and more recently in the bible as early as about [...]