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Cooking - Spices Used in Cooking
  • Salt
  • Pepper white-black-red (cayenne)
  • Mustard
  • Marjoram
  • Sage
  • Mints
  • Rosemary
  • Thyme
  • Parsley
  • Anise
  • Horse Radish
  • Saffron
  • Liquorice
  • Chervil
  • Garlic
  • Coriander               
  • Water Cress
  • Savory
  • Angelica
  • Mace
  • Nutmeg
  • Cloves
  • Bay Leaves
  • Tarragon
  • Chives
  • Dill

This list consists of twenty-six spices. This is only a sampling of a host of flavorings that were used to add flavor to food.

 

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Quartermaster Function at Fort Scott  

Did You Know?
At Fort Scott, several of the boxes and barrels are marked Fort Scott, MO. Not actually in Missouri, the fort was located four miles west, in what was then unorganized territory. The army used Fort Scott, MO as a shipping address to assure that supplies made it to the right place.

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