Mixed spice Mixed spice Mixed spice, also called pudding spice, is a British blend of sweet spices, similar to the pumpkin pie spice used in the United States. Cinnamon is the dominant flavour, with nutmeg and allspice. It is often used in baking, or to complement fruits or other sweet foods. The term "mixed spice" has been used for this blend of spices in cookbooks at least as far back as 1828 and probably much earlier. Mixed spice is very similar to a Dutch spice mix called "koekkruiden" or "speculaaskruiden", which are used mainly to spice food associated with the Dutch Sinterklaas
Cassia crossbill the red crossbill call types, the Cassia crossbill has a deeper and thicker bill to crack open the harder pine cones in its habitat. It’s body mass(g) ranges from 29.2-43.9, while its wing length(mm) 85.0-100.0 and bill depth(mm) 8.90-10.56. The Cassia crossbill is found year-round exclusively in the forests of the South Hills and Albion Mountains in South Idaho. Compared to its counterpart, the red crossbill, which is a global species, the total area the Cassia crossbill resides in equates to about 67km². They are almost exclusively found in mature and old-growth lodgepole pine dominated forests that do not have