Description:

This gives extra flavour to dove, quail, pheasant, wild turkey, and other fowl. Adjust ingredients to taste or to compliment what you're cooking.

Serves/Makes:1/2 cup

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp (30 ml) pickling spice, crushed in a mortar and pestle or spice mill
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) coarsely-ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) salt
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) dark brown sugar
• 2 tsp (10 ml) white pepper
• 2 tsp (10 ml) dry mustard
• 2 tsp (10 ml) powdered ginger
• 1 tsp (5 ml) cayenne
• 1 tsp (5 ml) ground nutmeg
• 6 to 8 juniper berries, crushed in a mortar and pestle or spice mill

Preparation

• Stir all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
• Store the rub in a tightly closed jar.

Comments

It keeps indefinitely but loses its potency over time.