Nutmeg fills the kitchen with the aroma of the holiday;

Use: Nutmeg is essential to béchamel sauce and also goes well with baked or stewed fruits, custards, curries, sauces (particularly onion-based and milk sauces), pasta, vegetables, especially spinach. Don’t forget the Holiday Eggnog!

Health Benefits: May help reduce high blood pressure, stomach pain, nausea and as an anti- inflammatory to relieve joint and muscle pain.

Did you know: Early traders from Connecticut were believed to create nutmeg out of wood, now known as The Nutmeg State.