Post by mackerbryanee14 on Jun 24, 2024 2:52:51 GMT 1
There has to be a sound reason for everything within a recipe. The combined Allspice and Clove are calculated to deliver 0.225 grams of Clove equivalent. Smack between my 0.20 grams and 0.25 grams targets. This will keep the Eugenol at a respectable level, and avoid the 'bugaboo which Glen detected within the Dustin recipe.
To get essentially this very same level of Eugenol from Allspice alone requires 1.125 grams of Allspice. If you add that much Allspice then leave out both the Clove and any Nutmeg/Mace within the recipe. And also leave out the Star-Anise, while replacing it with Anise Seed at 0.5 grams. You should get much the same flavor balance this way.
what i gained by experience is that if you use very high quality allspice (jamaican), you don’t need cloves. I tried using jamaican allspice and then cloves. the clove flavor stood out.
i think it’s dustin’s way of substituting high quality ingredients with poor ones. I found out in an old business marketing book that spice vendors oftentimes adulterate allspice powders by adding small portions of clove. Using the inferior but cheap mexican allspice mixed w/ cloves perpectly mimics jamaican allspice. but it is a mistake to add 3.5 grams of jamaican allspice and then add another 3.5 of cloves on top of it.
