Mace can be bought in most grocery stores. Mccormick carries it. Mace is derived from the same fruit or nut that nutmeg comes from, but mace comes from the outer skin of the fruit.
Have You Heard Of A Spice Called Mace ?
Mace is a spice, yes. It has similar taste qualities to nutmeg, although can be slightly milder or delicate. They both come from the same fruit from the same tree. Mace is actually the thin, lace-like covering over the shell of a nutmeg.
Hi, yes mace is a very good spice. I use it in my sweet potato pies and sweet potato pudding. I put it in my candid yams. I also put in my glaze for hams, ducks, and ribs. Sometime you can get mace cheaper than nutmeg and it serves the same purposes. Take care!
The nutmeg tree, is a treasure in that it produces two separate spices: Nutmeg and mace. A piece of unground Mace is called a blade, this is the lacy-looking scarlet-colored shell that we know as mace. After the mace is peeled from the shell and drie…