Nutmeg and New York City

[jaydouglas]

“He who controls the spice controls the universe “ - Baron Harkkonen

[MrDerushingo]

Townsends can attest to the importance of nutmeg ;)

[Richieay]

Manhattan Transfer was a great sound in the 80’s

[Mopartoolman]

Now I know where the singing group got their name! Thanks! ha ha ha ha

[WALTERBROADDUS]

Good luck trying to pay for rent in Manhattan with

[rich]

Nutmeg for Manhattan seems like a good deal for the Dutch.

[lesliereynolds]

Thank you for that bit of info. I’m into learning bits like that.

[jamesvandemark]

Our Dutch family in New Amsterdam was among those traded! (Robbed by the Home Office!)

[anonymousnoname]

I always thought New Yorkers were a bit nutty.

[cdjhyoung]

This sound crazy until you realize how many people have lost their lives for the control of another vegetable product - cocaine

[whatever]

Manhattan Transfer is also a train station just east of Newark (in Harrison) where you would switch from a long distance train to the Hudson & Manhattan railroad that would go under the river, with one destination being where World Trade Center is now. The system is now called PATH. I think the musical group is named after the train.

[jacklong]

I thought the Dutch Empire traded New Amsterdam (Manhattan) for Suriname.

[stevenweaver]

Same thing in 1763. In the Treaty of Paris, all of New France and the Lousiana Territory east of the Mississippi River were given up for the return of its Caribbean colonies and their spices.

[jetadikoesoemo]

Just this morning I made pork soup with nutmeg as one of the seasoning. We Indonesian use nutmeg almost every day.

[johnpick]

Townsend's YouTube Channel does 17th Century cooking recipes. Many 17th Century drinks, desserts and main dish recipes call for Nutmeg.

[subodhdk]

The second image seems to be that of betel nut or Areca nut.

[lucasroche]

Aand, the Disco pop group Manhattan transfer had their records played in Manhattan nightclubs. Wow!

[charlesmoore]

Did they sing "The Shaker Song" to get the nutmegs out of the tree?

[edainari]

Since nutmeg is literally my FAVORITE spice, that deal seems pretty solid to me . . .

[AmandaGeyerSnobahr]

I developed an allergy to nutmeg in my 40s. I miss it.