cinnamon

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The spiciness from the cinnamon is the first thing that tempts the palate followed by the gradual heat from the cayenne.

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  1. noun The dried aromatic inner bark of certain tropical Asian trees in the genus Cinnamomum, especially C. verum and C. loureirii, often ground and used as a spice.
  2. noun A plant yielding this bark.
  3. noun A light reddish brown.

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  • Now she was more used to the flavors, and some were good -- cinnamon, nutmeg -- though Ivan loathed nutmeg and wouldn't eat anything in which it was detectable. —  Enchantment
  • The spiciness from the cinnamon is the first thing that tempts the palate followed by the gradual heat from the cayenne. —  Winnipeg Sun
  • Wash the sago and cook it in 1-1/2 pints of water, to which the cinnamon is added; meanwhile have the apples ready, pared, cored, and cut up; cook them in very little water, just enough to keep the apples from burning; when they are quite soft rub them through a sieve and mix them with the cooking sago, adding sugar and lemon juice; let all cook gently for a few minutes or until the sago is quite soft; put the mixture into a wetted mould, and turn out when cold APPLE SAUCE 1 lb. —  Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes
  • Of these, the bird-cherries (like damsons) are made into an excellent preserve by the English residents, who also make capital cherry-brandy of them: the trade in cinnamon is of recent introduction, and is much encouraged by the Inglis family, to whose exertions these people are so greatly indebted; the cinnamon is the peeled bark of a small species of Cinnamomum allied to that of Ceylon, and though inferior in flavour and mucilaginous (like cassia), finds a ready market at Calcutta. —  Himalayan Journals — Complete
  • Wash the sago and cook it in 1-1/2 pints of water, to which the cinnamon is added; meanwhile have the apples ready, pared, cored, and cut up; cook them in very little water, just enough to keep the apples from burning; when they are quite soft rub them through a sieve and mix them with the cooking sago, adding sugar and lemon juice; let all cook gently for a few minutes or until the sago is quite soft; put the mixture into a wetted mould, and turn out when cold. —  Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes
 

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  1. Middle English cinamome, from Old French, from Latin cinnamōmum, from Greek kinnamōmon, probably of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew qinnāmôn.

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  1. Early modern English also cinamon, dial. sinament, etc.; from Middle English cinamome, cynamum, synamon, etc., = Old French cinamome = Provencal cinamomi = Spanish Portuguese cinamomo = Italian cinnamomo = Old High German sinamin, Middle High German zinemin, zinment, German zimmet, from Latin cinnamomum, also cinnamum and cinnamon, Middle Latin also cinamonium, from Greek κιννάμωμον, also κινάμωμον and κίναμον, from Hebrew qinnāmōn, cinnamon, prob. connected with qāneh, a reed, a cane; so cannel, cinnamon, ult. from Middle Latin canella, cannella, diminutive of cana, canna, cane: see cane.
 

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