Collectors' Items: Fifty Superb Recipes from Spice Islands
From appetizers to desserts—it is our pleasure to share these choice recipes with you. We hope that you will make them as they were developed and tested—with the spices, herbs and seasonings of Spice Islands. You will appreciate why from the moment you open a Spice Islands jar.
For you who love to improvise with flavors and vary your own favorite recipes, an herb chart is included in this booklet. It is limited by space, but we think you will find it a useful guide in seasoning with herbs.
Remember—the purpose of an herb, like that of a spice, is to enhance, not dominate, the flavor of the food. So be selective when you experiment. Until the art of seasoning with herbs is mastered, use just one or two at a time.
Be especially sparing with the spices and herbs of Spice Islands, for they are exceptionally full-flavored. Only the finest of each species is used, and they come to you from Spice Islands exquisitely cured and radiantly fresh and fragrant.
SPICE ISLANDS HERBS are California grown on farms owned and operated by Spice Islands Company. In this way, select strains can be cultivated with a quality control impossible to duplicate. The fullest flavor of these herbs is yours because of the extreme care in growing, curing, and processing.
SPICE ISLANDS SPICES come from those faraway parts of the world where the finest grow—cinnamon from Viet Nam, nutmeg from the Isles of Banda, ginger from Jamaica, and pepper (such pepper!) from Java. Whatever it is, the very best is in your Spice Islands jar.
SPICE ISLANDS WINE VINEGARS are produced from fine wines of California’s Sonoma Valley, and have an incomparable bouquet and mellow tang. There is red wine vinegar plain or flavored with garlic, tarragon, or eschalot; white wine vinegar plain, flavored with basil, or a sprig float of tarragon.
SPICE ISLANDS TEAS are gathered at the peak of the season from the best gardens in Japan, Formosa, Indonesia, Ceylon, and India. There are eleven delectable blends—any will add an epicurean touch.