Jamaica pepper

British  

noun

1. another name for allspice

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Example Sentences

In Jamaica, pepper sauces tend to be minimalist but ferocious, tasting of Scotch bonnets, vinegar and garlic.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2011

Add seasoning to taste of salt, pepper, Jamaica pepper, parsley, &c.

From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mill, Mrs. (Jean Oliver)

Let it lie five days and nights; wash and wipe the meat very dry, and season it high with pepper and salt, nutmeg and Jamaica pepper.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

Allspice, awl′spīs, n. a name given to a kind of spice called Pimenta or Jamaica pepper, from its being supposed to combine the flavour of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

After four hours apply a handful of common salt, a quarter of an ounce of Jamaica pepper, and the same of black pepper, mixed together.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849