Scappi's Spice Mix (Early European Spice)

Recipe Ingredients

24		Cinnamon sticks
1		-- (1 oz)
15		Dried ginger - (1/2 oz)
15		Grated nutmeg - (1/2 oz)
7 1/2		Grains of paradise - (1/4 oz)
7 1/2		Saffron - (1/4 oz)
15		Soft brown sugar - (1/2 oz)

Recipe Instructions

Bartolomeo Scappi, the cook to Pope Pius V, specifies this blend of ingredients in his Opera dell'Arte del Cucinare, one of the most influential early Italian cookery books.

Break the cinnamon sticks into pieces, and grind all the ingredients to a fine powder. Stored in an airtight jar, the mixture will keep for 3-4 months.

Source:
Jill Norman "The Complete Book of Spices"

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