DIRECTIONS:
In a bowl, mix the salt, sugar, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
Rub the chicken with the mixture. Cover chicken, and place in the refrigerator
for 24 hours.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
Stuff the chicken cavity with the garlic. Place the chicken, breast side
down, on a rack in a roasting pan.
Roast 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce heat to 450 degrees F (230
degrees C), and continue roasting 15 minutes. Baste chicken with pan drippings,
reduce heat to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C), and continue roasting 30
minutes, to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (85 degrees C). Let
stand 20 minutes before serving.