I learned about a new condition last night: Nutmeg Psychosis. There I was, making dinner with Anthony, with me in charge of the mashed potato. I was grating a clove of nutmeg directly onto the potato, not really paying any attention to what I was doing. Suddenly I realised that there was nutmeg EVERYWHERE. The potato still tasted okay, but being of a hypochondriac bent, I thought I should Google the dangers of nutmeg overconsumption, just in case. What an education I received: it turns out that nutmeg has a hallucinogenic compound in its skin and people sniff it and all sorts, in order to get a cheap trip. So of course I was absolutely terrified to eat my mashed potato and kept a very close eye on Anthony all night - he's so resilient to my Google-fuelled angst; his eyes just glazed over when I told him about the dark side of nutmeg (there was a similar incident last week when I was making brownies and put in some walnuts that I had found in the cupboard, without thinking. Google revealed that gone-off walnuts can contain fungal spores that could KILL susceptible individuals, so I was in agonies. So conflicted! I caved and ate the brownies and nothing happened. But still). And he seems fine this morning. The whole point I'm making is that there is no stopping people abusing drugs... as a former addiction researcher, this is quite depressing. You have to admire the creativity, though...
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Me again!
17/3/2012 07:54:34 pm
Had another nutmeg-related Incident last night...accidentally got some in my left eye, again while I was grating it into mashed potato (my new nemesis). Spent the entire evening in agonies, waiting for something to happen (uneventful, as it turned out). Didn't sleep a wink and I'm really tired this morning...
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