Season for nutmegs

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It is only when it starts raining that nutmegs mature, crack open and fall down . We have this ritual of picking them, separating the mace from the nuts and drying them All this time we used to keep them in the kitchen on the gas and they would dry there for a few days. We however noticed this method did not work for the mace as there would be mildew on them and the mace had to be thrown out Mace is expnesive and does fetch a good price if in good condition If there was no rain no mace would have had to be discarded. This season we have decided to keep them out in the sun as and when we see the sun as that again needs constant watching.