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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Almond, Amygdalin, Blancmange, Praline, Marzipan, Turron, Amaretto, Almond milk, Toblerone, Nougat, Horchata, Bakewell tart, Almond Joy, Manjar blanco, Dragee, Christmas cake, Alpen, Confetti, Almond paste, Gugelhupf, Kahwah, Ajoblanco, Ostkaka, Rocky road ice cream, Jordan almonds, Calisson, Just Right, Soutzoukos, Frangipane, Poppycock, Bit-O-Honey, Tetrazzini, Disaronno, Financier, Creme de Noyaux, Mandelbrodt, Tarta de Santiago, Xato, Comfit, Colomba Pasquale, Almond butter, Cruncheroos, Noghl, Tupla, Kransekake, Runeberg's torte, Barney Butter, Almond meal, Almond bark, Romesco, Bear claw, Bethmannchen, Biscuit Tortoni, Dr. Nut, Troika, Amandine, Banket, Soumada, Ciarduna, Tecula mecula, Torta caprese, Jesuite, Qottab, Sher Berinj. Excerpt: The almond (Prunus dulcis, syn. Prunus amygdalus Batsch., Amygdalus communis L., Amygdalus dulcis Mill.), is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus Prunus, it is classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus, distinguished from the other subgenera by the corrugated shell (endocarp) surrounding the seed. The fruit of the almond is not a true nut, but a drupe, consisting of an outer hull and a hard shell with the seed ("nut") inside. Shelling almonds refers to removing the shell to reveal the seed. Almonds are commonly sold shelled, i.e. after the shells are removed, or unshelled, i.e. with the shells still attached. Blanched almonds are shelled almonds that have been treated with hot water to soften the seedcoat, which is then removed to reveal the white embryo. The almond is a small deciduous tree, growing to between 4 and 10 meters in height, with a trunk of up to 30 centimetres in diameter. The young twigs are green at first, becoming purplish where ex...
