Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  24                    cinnamon sticks
   1      25 grams clo  -- (1 oz)
  15      grams         dried ginger -- (1/2 oz)
  15      grams         grated nutmeg -- (1/2 oz)
   7 1/2  grams         grains of paradise -- (1/4 oz)
   7 1/2  grams         saffron -- (1/4 oz)
  15      grams         soft brown sugar -- (1/2 oz)

Preparation:

Bartolomeo Scappi, the cook to Pope Pius V, specifies this blend of ingredients in his Opera dell'Arte del Cucinare, one of the most influential early Italian cookery books. Break the cinnamon sticks into pieces, and grind all the ingredients to a fine powder. Stored in an airtight jar, the mixture will keep for 3-4 months