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« Reply #255 on: August 16, 2008, 01:28:57 pm » |
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If you're nomming cloves, you're tougher than I thought. If you do, etymologically speaking, you can tell people you eat nails for dessert. (We get "clove" from the French word "clou," which means "nail.")
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« Reply #256 on: August 16, 2008, 01:43:06 pm » |
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I like to chew on them.
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« Reply #257 on: August 16, 2008, 01:45:30 pm » |
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A local Greek restaurant had a small bowl of them and spoon at the counter/cash register. Better than mints as a breath freshener (IMO, etc.).
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« Reply #258 on: August 16, 2008, 01:54:31 pm » |
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The Indian equivalent is fennel seeds and tiny sugar candies. Om nom nom.
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« Reply #259 on: August 16, 2008, 01:55:11 pm » |
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And cardamom pods! Way tastier than sunflower seeds.
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« Reply #260 on: August 17, 2008, 09:07:24 pm » |
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I chew on cloves, but only when I'm sick. I find them to be a good alternative to cough drops (which are too sweet and irritating).
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« Reply #261 on: August 17, 2008, 09:16:15 pm » |
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Whole cloves make me think of SCA parties and kissing.
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« Reply #262 on: August 17, 2008, 11:29:00 pm » |
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My barony had a fad for cloved fruit. I will never forget the cloved watermelon and grape.
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« Reply #263 on: August 18, 2008, 03:04:13 am » |
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We used to spell things out with the cloves. As far as unusual fruit goes, cloven kumquats are good. Gummy bears are cute. Pierced tongues are interesting.
Cloven steak on a knifepoint is just silly.
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« Reply #264 on: August 18, 2008, 04:46:52 am » |
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A friend of mine had an interesting story about a clove lime. Alas, I don't remember the details well enough to relate it well, only that the lime in question was . . . vintage, the lord presenting it even less appealing than the fruit, and the lady's reaction was to take a rather large bite of the citrus rather than return a clove.
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« Reply #265 on: August 18, 2008, 06:17:46 am » |
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I never return cloves. It isn't period.
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« Reply #266 on: August 18, 2008, 01:44:07 pm » |
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Nothing about the game is period, as far as i can tell. That doesn't prevent it from being a widespread and almost unassailable custom in many SCA groups.
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« Reply #267 on: August 18, 2008, 01:58:33 pm » |
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For us poor benighted souls who aren't part of the SCA - what exactly does this cloves-and-kissing tradition entail?
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« Reply #268 on: August 18, 2008, 02:41:45 pm » |
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I dunno. I've heard it alluded to before, something to do with cloves as an aphrodisiac. Something like pseudo-period bobbling for apples or spin the bottle.
Which is downright funny when you consider that clove oil is a mild topical anesthetic (that's why I chew on them when I have a cough. They numb my throat).
Oh darling! Kiss me! KISS ME!
... um, are you kissing me? I can't really tell.
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« Reply #269 on: August 18, 2008, 02:55:09 pm » |
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I dunno. I've heard it alluded to before, something to do with cloves as an aphrodisiac. Something like pseudo-period bobbling for apples or spin the bottle.
Which is downright funny when you consider that clove oil is a mild topical anesthetic (that's why I chew on them when I have a cough. They numb my throat).
Oh darling! Kiss me! KISS ME!
... um, are you kissing me? I can't really tell.
And now I have to go sit on the filthy minds bench again as I ponder the uses of a numb throat. |
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