tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33347656.post7577649112799768965..comments2023-10-30T07:04:54.413-04:00Comments on Order from Chaos: Connecticut - #5, January 9, 1788Brave Astronauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13893671129001583065noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33347656.post-46717636420929030082012-02-11T23:18:18.521-05:002012-02-11T23:18:18.521-05:00It's not exactly clear. It's not the unof...It's not exactly clear. It's not the unofficial nickname. From Wikipedia - "The origins of the nutmeg connection to Connecticut are unknown. It may have come from its sailors returning from voyages with nutmeg (which in the 18th and 19th centuries was a very valuable spice). It may have originated in the early machined sheet tin nutmeg grinders sold by early Connecticut peddlers. It is also facetiously said to come from Yankee peddlers from Connecticut who would sell small carved nobs of wood shaped to look like nutmeg to unsuspecting customers."Brave Astronauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893671129001583065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33347656.post-53218952585446278442012-02-11T12:11:26.075-05:002012-02-11T12:11:26.075-05:00No explanation of the whole nutmeg thing? It's...No explanation of the whole nutmeg thing? It's not like CT has the Caribbean climate to grow them...Anna van Schurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545037218589039870noreply@blogger.com