Whole cloves are a spice that adds a warming flavour to recipes, you can grind it down and use in curries, chutneys and sweet baked goods for a comforting treat.

This spice is a very aromatic spice but it has a subtly sweet flavour to any dish, because of its warmness the clove can be easily replaced with allspice or cinnamon + nutmeg.

Cloves are used to enhance the flavour of foods and mixed with other spices.

There are numerous uses for cloves in the household, from shooing away pests, to creating a lovely fragrance in the home. Some ideas for use include:

Get rid of your house flies using cloves

Make a clove pomander

Removing the odour of mothballs with cloves.