Just a pinch- Identify the spice from the clues
This warm, fragrant spice comes from tree bark and is commonly sprinkled over apple pie, oatmeal, and toast.
Cinnamon
Despite its name, this classic American cake contains no chocolate. Its signature red color originally came partly from a reaction between cocoa and acidic ingredients.
Red Velvet Cake
This carbonated beverage, originally created in Texas in 1885, is sometimes poured into chocolate cake batter to give the cake extra moisture and a distinctive flavor.
Dr. Pepper
Introduced in 1920, this candy bar combines chocolate, peanuts, and caramel and shares its name with a popular baseball term.
Baby Ruth
This beloved actress and singer starred in Calamity Jane and Pillow Talk, and her cheerful stage name is also a word for a 24-hour period.
Doris Day
These dried flower buds are often pushed into oranges for holiday decorations and give gingerbread its distinctive aroma
Cloves
This famous French dessert, whose name translates to 'thousand leaves,' is made with alternating layers of puff pastry and pastry cream.
What is mille-feuille? (Also called a Napoleon.)
This creamy ingredient, more commonly associated with sandwiches and potato salad, is sometimes added to chocolate cake batter in place of oil to produce a moist texture.
Mayonnaise
This classic soda fountain treat combines ice cream, chocolate syrup, and marshmallow topping, and is named after a popular New York City neighborhood.
Bronx Cheer
This singer, nicknamed 'The Velvet Fog,' was also an accomplished drummer and starred in the 1940s musical Higher and Higher.
Mel Torme
This golden-yellow spice comes from a root related to ginger and is responsible for the bright color of many curry dishes.
Tumeric
This Southern favorite, despite its tropical name, is traditionally made with bananas, pineapple, pecans, and cream cheese frosting.
hummingbird cake
This expensive ingredient, sometimes called 'black gold,' is actually a fungus that grows underground in a symbiotic relationship with tree roots and is located using specially trained dogs.
Truffles
This nostalgic candy, introduced in 1925, featured a chewy peanut-butter center wrapped in a crisp toasted-coconut coating and was named after a barnyard bird.
Chick-o-stick
This jazz singer, known as 'Lady Day,' recorded the haunting song Strange Fruit and became one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century.
Billie Holiday
This aromatic spice, commonly used in Scandinavian baking, comes from pods in the ginger family and is sometimes called the "Queen of Spices."
Cardamom
This cake, named after a German mountain range, traditionally contains layers of chocolate sponge, whipped cream, cherries, and kirsch.
Black Forest Cake
This unusual flavoring, extracted from the glands of beavers, was historically used in perfumes and occasionally as a vanilla or raspberry flavoring.
Castoreum
First sold in 1949, this candy consists of a candy-coated chocolate shell surrounding a malted milk center.
whoppers
This singer's 1963 hit "Sugar Shack" topped the Billboard Hot 100, and he was known for his distinctive high-pitched voice.
Jimmy Gilmer
This spice, native to the eastern Mediterranean, gives rye bread its distinctive flavor and is frequently mistaken for a seed, although it's actually a dried fruit.
Caraway
This traditional British fruitcake, associated with Easter and Mothering Sunday, contains two layers of almond paste or marzipan and is decorated with eleven marzipan balls representing the faithful apostles.
Simnel Cake
This surprising ingredient, made from the dried swim bladders of fish, was historically used to clarify beer and wine.
isinglass
Introduced in 1924, this candy bar was originally marketed as a meal replacement and contains peanuts, caramel, and fudge
O' Henry bar
This singer and actress, known for her 1950s hit "Tweedle Dee," earned the nickname "Miss Rhythm" and was one of the first Black women to host her own television variety show.
LaVern Baker