Plus, how to substitute if you’re out. ksushachmeister / Getty Images Whether making a dry rub for barbecue or warming up a batch of mulled cider for a holiday spread, you'll find plenty of reasons to ...

Allspice comes from a tree called Pimenta dioica. The evergreen tree is native to the West Indies, Mexico and Central America ...

Allspice is a victim of its own name. The next time you make a chicken soup -- or beef soup, or tomato -- add a little allspice. Four or five berries will do for a gallon of soup, or one berry for ...

Instructions: Place water into a 6-8 quart stockpot along with salt, sugar, saltpeter, cinnamon stick, mustard seeds, peppercorns, cloves, allspice berries, juniper berries, bay leaves and ginger.

Carolina allspice, a flowering shrub native to Ohio, is known for its fragrant, reddish-brown flowers. The plant thrives in woodland areas and along streams, blooming from mid-April through July.

If you wanted to add one new spice to your repertoire, I would suggest allspice. This one spice, with an aroma reminiscent of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves altogether, perfumes Jamaican, Lebanese, ...