When a recipe calls for cloves, how do I know if it is cinnomin, garlic, nutmeg etc.?

Answer 1

cloves are a spice in there own.

Answer 2

If the recipe calls for cloves, they mean the spice clove and will specify ground or whole. If the recipe calls for garlic, it may say 1 (or more) clove of garlic. A clove of garlic is one of the pieces from a head of garlic.

Answer 3

Cloves are a separate spice, they don't mean a clove of garlic or anything like that.
Cloves are hard, dark brown, and kind of look like little nails, or like the clubs symbol from a deck of cards with a long stem.
You can buy them ground also, in the spice section at just about any grocery store.

Answer 4

Cloves are a spice all to themselves. When whole, they look like little push pins, or a tiny little stick with a round bit on top. This is completely different from cinnamon (in whole form you will find a stick, rather like a piece of rolled up bark), nutmeg - when whole, looks like a nut, and garlic - which of course is whit (usually) beigh bounded at the bottom, tapering to a point and about the sixe of the palm of your hand.

Answer 5

Cloves are different than cinnamon. Cloves are a spice by themselves. You have to thoroughly read your recipe and see what it calls for. If it calls for cloves, then go to the store to the spice aisle and by whole or ground cloves, whichever is needed.

Answer 6

A clove is an ingredient of itself. It can be found in the spice aisle of your grocery store. I am including some information on cloves for you in case you're interested.

Answer 7

Cloves is a spice onto itself. It is not a generic name for any other spice. It's in the spice department of your supermarket.