Spice it up

Catchy title huh? I recently went through my spices because I can never find the one I’m looking for, some of them are ancient and really could probably be a hazard to our health! I have a question for you… what does one household need with 3 bottles of ground or whole cloves??? Yes, I have three!! That is an example of not being organized to know what I have and what I don’t have. SO, I pulled them all out and alphabetized them all when I put them back in and then typed up a list with the alphabetical order and posted it in my spice cupboard. Now, guess how many spices and extracts I have…37 different kinds!! That’s after throwing a few out and not counting some of my doubles (or triples). Is that ridiculous or what? You would think I am a gourmet cook or something. I don’t even know what alum is! I think it’s for gingerbread but I’m really not too sure. Scary. I always wished that I would have gotten one of those spice rack thingy-things … I wouldn’t be having this conversation with you now would I? So humor me, go count your spices and then make me feel better or even more ridiculous. And in the mean time… does anyone have a good recipe that uses A LOT of ground cloves??