GROUND NUTMEG

Nutmeg is a sweet and refined spice.
It comes from the brown, peach-like fruit of the nutmeg tree, a tropical evergreen native to Indonesia. When the fruit is ripe, it resembles a yellow plum.
Once dry, the outer shell (mace) that surrounds the fruit opens and shows the stone that constitutes the real walnut.
The latter is then left to dry and ground.
In 1500 nutmeg was the most requested spice and bloody wars were fought to control its trade.
It is said that nutmeg was already used by the Egyptians as a drug: massive doses of this powder can in fact lead to hallucinations similar to those of LSD, and would also be a natural anesthetic.