ground cloves in a spice bottle can be whole ground cloves or they can be only part of a ground clove
Just a spice to cook with.
Yes. Cloves are used as a spice, and are not made with wheat.
cloves
Cloves are a spice made from the seed of the "clove" tree. They have nothing to do with polyester which is a man made fibre.
Nutmeg, Cloves and Mace from the Spice Islands.
Ginger, cloves, Cardomom, Cinnemon
Grenada is known as the "Spice Isle" due to its production of various spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves.
I have done this before, and found that whole cloves vary in size. Some cloves can be twice the size of their companions; so, this is not easy to answer. Does your recipe require that you grind the cloves? If so, then you should grind enough to occupy 2 teaspoons. I realize fresh spices are a good practice to follow, but cloves are a strong spice; and, I have found that my guests generally can't distinguish cloves from an unopened bottle of ground cloves versus the fresh-ground originals.
Cloves in Tamil is called "கிராம்பு" (kiram pu). It is a popular spice used in cooking for its strong, aromatic flavor.
As a general rule you would use one half as much of a ground spice in a dish as opposed to the whole spice. But take care even the reduced amount of a ground spice may color your food a whole lot more than the whole spice would. I have turned gravy green with to much ground rosemary.
The nickname for Grenada is the "Spice Isle" due to its production of spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves.