1.   Use the spices sparingly.

2.   Using so many spices helped to disguise the fact that the food was often far from fresh.

3.   Both spices are used, for instance, in the classic Indian spice mixture known as garam masala, as well as in most curry blends.

4.   But a potentially sleepy biennial could use some spice.

5.   Dehydrated spices are used to keep the mix from becoming too wet, and brown sugar is added as a food coloring and sweetener.

6.   Europeans began importing grains of paradise, using the spice to season foods.

7.   Especially in hot climates, where meat spoils quickly, people traditionally use spices to disinfect their food.

8.   For centuries spices have been used to retard the spoilage of food in countries close to the equator.

9.   I wonder if they are using a spice.

10.   Learning to use unfamiliar spices properly takes some practice, chefs admit.