commit 381325625cd61ffb144b81d1001ef124ed07f480
parent 9f57e0cd76233cd7a1e0c9a3b2ab3fd964d5ac43
Author: lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2020 15:16:24 +0100
Add clarification about measurements to lebkuchen spice
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diff --git a/spice_mixes.md b/spice_mixes.md
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ title:Spice Mixes
* Everything always tastes better when whole seeds are used, but you should be able to
replace the spices with pre-ground versions as well (I actually used pre-ground
coriander when I made this). Pre-ground cardamom is utterly horrible, though.
+ * There has been some confusion regarding the teaspoon measurements, since they can be
+ done using the seeds or pre-ground spices, resulting in differing amounts of actual
+ spice. If I remember correctly, I originally measured cloves, allspice, cardamom,
+ and fennel using the whole seeds. Note that the measurements aren't very exact,
+ for instance, since the allspice seeds are fairly large, I just filled the teaspoon
+ and had them go a bit over the top. I measured cinnamon, ginger, orange zest, lemon
+ zest, coriander, nutmeg, and mace as powder, although there shouldn't be much of a
+ difference for the coriander. One important detail is that I used freshly ground
+ nutmeg, which is much stronger than the pre-ground versions. I mainly did it this way
+ because those are the formats I had each of the spices in. Ideally, whole seeds should
+ be used as much as possible, as already mentioned in the last note.
* It probably is better to just add orange and/or lemon zest when making the Lebkuchen,
but it's easier to put it directly into the spice. Honestly, this spice can be
changed a lot and still called Lebkuchen spice - back in the day, everyone had their
