Your comments are contest-winning quality - always!
Now I'm on a mission to find a "nut" that can be grated for fresh nutmeg. And you've had this thing for years...?
Nutmeg is a *mild (Stacey and Aunt Malita might disagree!) baking spice and is used in sausages, meats, soup and preserves. It can also be added to eggnog, puddings and fruit pies. Nutmeg is less pungent and sweeter than mace.
Who uses mace....??? Won't find that in a church cookbook! Not a rural Midwest church, anyway...
The nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans) is a tropical evergreen native to the balmy and very un-autumn-like Spice Islands in the South Pacific.The tree is the source of not just one spice but two: nutmeg from its seed, and mace from the aril of the seed. Luckily, if you live in zones 10 or 11 in the United States, you can grow your own (or, if you're impatient, head to the grocery store
https://www.thespruce.com/nutmeg-tree-myristica-fragrans-guide-5120676
And before I go, here is Besamu Mucho - performed by the Beatles! -
This is one the songs The Beatles played for their audition for Decca Records on January 1st, 1962. Though the performance by Paul is extraordinary and the harmonies by George and John are razor sharp and as tight as they ever were The Beatles were rejected and another band now forgotten were signed. The song was written by Consuelito Velazquez who is a Mexican songwriter.