Mace is the outer case of the nutmeg and has a much stronger and peppery flavour. It has been ready ground for easy use in cooking.
Mace works really well alongside other spices such as ginger, black pepper, cinnamon and garlic and works particularly well with root vegetables such as potato, parsnip, butternut squash, carrot and pumpkin. Why not try making a hearty, warm vegetable soup, casserole or broth. Sweet foods such as spiced biscuits and cakes taste good with a pinch of ground mace with ginger and cinnamon.