# What do I do with cloves? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 5, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-cloves/371556 "2006-09-05T20:38:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-cloves/371556/21 "2006-09-06T16:53:47Z")
[QUOTE=brendon\_small] Thanks! Brendon [/QUOTE] Holy crap, another Brendon! Mid if I ask how you got your name? The spelling is uncommon. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-cloves/371556/22 "2006-09-06T18:38:14Z")
Extract the oil from them, then start drilling holes in Dustin Hoffman’s teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-cloves/371556/23 "2006-09-06T18:47:34Z")
I was going to suggest the basmati rice thing. You can skip the almonds if you don’t like, I hate almonds personally and won’t mix them in anything. Add a little yellow food coloring or a little turmeric, and then you can serve with (dark red) tandoori chicken for a lovely color organza. ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-cloves/371556/24 "2006-09-06T18:50:29Z")
[QUOTE=flight] Holy crap, another Brendon! Mid if I ask how you got your name? The spelling is uncommon. [/QUOTE] Well, my real name isn’t Brendon, it’s just what I use online for things…heh… I stole it from a cartoon. [Home Movies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Movies_%28TV_series%29). Brendon Small and Loren Bouchard are the creators, and Brendon is also the name of one of the main characters. I absolutely love the show, and figured this would be a good place to use the name 🙂 On the upside, there really is another [Brendon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendon_Small) , and he makes a wonderful cartoon 😉 Brendon ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-cloves/371556/25 "2006-09-06T18:57:18Z")
Hot whiskey. Get a slice of lemon, stick a few cloves in it, put in a mug, add 2 chots of whiskey, hot water and sugar or honey to taste. Nice if you feel fluey, or on cold evenings. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-cloves/371556/26 "2006-09-06T19:15:28Z")
Stab a load of cloves into a peeled onion. Simmer that onion in a quart of milk for a couple hours. Remove the onion and add 2 cups of breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, and a knob of butter and stir, allowing the breadcrumbs to absorb the milk. You’ve just made the traditional British dish of bread sauce, served with poultry and other meats. Delicious. ---
**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-cloves/371556/27 "2006-09-08T12:18:38Z")
[QUOTE=brendon\_small] Well, my real name isn’t Brendon, it’s just what I use online for things…heh… I stole it from a cartoon. [Home Movies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Movies_%28TV_series%29). Brendon Small and Loren Bouchard are the creators, and Brendon is also the name of one of the main characters. I absolutely love the show, and figured this would be a good place to use the name 🙂 On the upside, there really is another [Brendon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendon_Small) , and he makes a wonderful cartoon 😉 Brendon [/QUOTE] Thanks. We are pretty rare. I got mine because my inability to spell is aparently gennetic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-cloves/371556.md?page=1)