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Popularity of Almonds in the Medieval Ages

I knew that almonds were an important ingredient in medieval cooking, but I wasn’t sure why. This article explains some of the almond’s popularity by noting that almond milk, made from almonds, doesn’t spoil like cow’s milk does. I’ve always been a bit baffled by the idea that ground nuts in water is like ‘milk’ but according to this person almond milk is enough like cow’s milk that it can actually be churned into butter. I think that must be different from what most people mean when they talk about nut butter, but I’m not really sure.

posted at 18:04 on Sat, 12 Nov, 2005 | path: /living



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