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Hot cider tastes flat without it. Baked apples are naked in its absence. And where would sweet potato pie, coffeecake, and kugel be without cinnamon? This odorific spice we use for food is derived from the inner bark of a tropical evergreen tree. The oils of the leaves, bark and roots add their scent and flavor to incense and perfumes. Ancient Egyptians were the first to annoit their bodies with the scents of cinnamon and honey.

Explore the many charms of cinnamon on the following sites�

It's TOO HOT! Get a noseful on this sizzling spicy Cinnamon Altoids site.

It's ubiquitous! You can aaaallllmost smell it on the Cinnabon site�

It's nostalgic! The McCormick's cinnamon shaker stokes many childhood cinnamon memories. The company's spice F.A.Q. is a great resource! As is Celestial Seasonings All About Herbs, and Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages with an international flavor.

It's historical! A popular perfume of Ancient Egypt consists of cinnamon and myrrh steeped in sweet-smelling wine. Amp the authenticity by mixing the scent with goose fat and perching a ball on your head.

It's herbalicious! Cinnamon leaf oil is used in therapeutic tonics and Herbal Remedies*.

It's exotic! Here's how they do it in Sri Lanka.

Wear It. Bring back childhood memories anytime with Demeter's Cinnamon Toast fragrance.

Mix It In. It's laced with gold flakes in Goldschlager's interpretation of cinnamon schnapps!

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