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Example sentences for "almonds"

Lexicographically close words:
almightie; almightiness; almiranta; almo; almond; almoner; almoners; almonry; almost; almoste
  1. This Month the Almonds Bloom at Kandahar I hate this City, seated on the Plain, The clang and clamour of the hot Bazar, Knowing, amid the pauses of my pain, This month the Almonds bloom in Kandahar.

  2. Blanch the almonds by pouring boiling water over them and stripping off the skins.

  3. Blanch the almonds and cut with a sharp knife into thin shavings.

  4. Or, Mingle a few bitter almonds with the sweet.

  5. Butter the mould so thickly that you can stick the almonds to the sides in regular rows, alternately with rows of whole raisins.

  6. The antiquity of the practice of serving almonds and raisins together at dessert seems to be shown from the name Almonds-and-raisins being given as that of an old English game in Useful Transactions in Philosophy, 1700.

  7. Whatever was the origin of their name, the English receipt-books show that they were composed of almonds and sugar, pounded and baked together.

  8. Cob nuts or walnuts he could not tackle, but almonds were not safe from him, and monkey nuts he was determined to have.

  9. Finding them immovable and harmless, however, he came leaping down for almonds and walnuts, and as I talked to him his nervousness ceased, and we were both happy.

  10. The latter is done by treating the powdered almonds with boiling water slightly acidulated with tartaric acid, or soaking the almonds in a boiling acidulated liquid which may form a part of the process for blanching.

  11. Both ate the almonds with the laudable intention of losing the game.

  12. Laura cracked the shell and carelessly laid two almonds between him and herself, saying: "There they are.

  13. Drop a little oil of sweet Almonds into the ear, and it easeth the pain instantly: (and yet oil of bitter Almonds is our doctor’s common remedy.

  14. Oil of Scorpions, is made of thirty live Scorpions, caught when the sun is in the lion; oil of bitter Almonds two pounds, let them be set in the sun, and after forty days strained.

  15. The decoction of the herb, with honey of roses put therein, is very effectual to help the inveterate tumours and swellings of the almonds and throat, by often gargling the mouth therewith.

  16. The juice boiled or thoroughly heated in a little oil of bitter almonds in the peel of a pomegranate, and dropped into the ears, is a sure remedy for deafness, singings, &c.

  17. Plum-tree leaves boiled in wine, are good to wash and gargle the mouth and throat, to dry the flux of rheum coming to the palate, gums, or almonds of the ear.

  18. Pansy Potts was set to whipping cream with a new-fangled syllabub-churn, and Mancy was requested to blanch some almonds and pound them to a paste in a very new and very large mortar.

  19. Pour into glass dish and garnish with blanched almonds and strips of citron.

  20. Preserved cherries and almonds (whole) are a great improvement.

  21. First see that the ground almonds are fresh.

  22. Plato promised to supply the feast with almonds and figs.

  23. Split blanched almonds, and after putting the cookies on the cooky sheet, place several halves of almonds in any desirable position on the cookies.

  24. Mix the ground almonds and powdered sugar, and gradually add the beaten egg whites until a mixture of the consistency of a stiff dough is formed.

  25. Blanch the almonds and force them through a food chopper.

  26. The nuts used may be blanched almonds roasted in the oven until they are brown, hickory nuts, English walnuts, pecans, black walnuts, or a mixture of any of these.

  27. Blanched almonds Cream the shortening and add the sugar and the egg.

  28. When the almonds are thoroughly dried they will work nicely if the mill is not fed too fast.

  29. Toasted Almonds= When blanched almonds are thoroughly dried, put them into a slow oven and let them come gradually to a delicate cream color, not brown.

  30. Stuffed Figs= Stuff pulled figs by removing the inside and mixing it with sweetened and flavored nut butter or with coarse chopped English walnuts, almonds and pecans, one or all, and replacing in the skin.

  31. It is better to buy them in the shell as shelled almonds are apt to have bitter ones among them.

  32. Butter tube mold or other pans thick with cold butter and stick almonds to sides in regular rows.

  33. Until one has tried it, he will not know how delightfully sweet this cabbage is, perfectly plain, eaten slowly with Brazil nuts, filberts, almonds or English walnuts.

  34. Pastry crust, prick with fork, cut in any desired shape, bake; spread with chopped almonds mixed with peach marmalade or any desired sweet or jelly and put two pieces together.

  35. Almonds should not be partaken of largely with the brown covering on, but are better to be blanched.

  36. Once in, I squashed him down on the floor, seated tailor fashion, with a perfectly good, perfectly new box of burnt almonds on his lap.

  37. And the odour of bitter almonds with which the place had reeked was no longer very strong.

  38. Throw your almonds into the liquor, which must cover them.

  39. To one pint of calves' foot or hartshorn jelly add four ounces of almonds blanched and beaten very fine with rose and orange-flower water; let half an ounce of the almonds be bitter, but apricot kernels are better.

  40. When it comes out of the oven, stick it with blanched almonds cut very thin, and mix in some citron cut in the same manner.

  41. Make your stock with veal and chicken, and beat half a pound of almonds in a mortar very fine, with the breast of a fowl.

  42. Have ready an ounce of sweet almonds blanched, pound them in a marble mortar, adding a little soup to prevent their oiling.

  43. Pound them till they are a mere pulp: add a little soup by degrees to the almonds and eggs until mixed together.

  44. Steep two ounces of sweet almonds in rose-water; and blanch, stamp, and strain them through into the barley, till it is as white as milk.

  45. Boil a pint of cream with some bitter almonds pounded, and strain it off.

  46. A quarter of a pound of almonds blanched and beaten with a little sweet cream; put in half a pound of sugar, the yolks only of eight eggs, half a pound of butter, the peel of two lemons grated.

  47. Take a quarter of a pound of Jordan almonds and twelve or fourteen apricot or peach kernels; blanch them all in cold water, and beat them very fine with rose-water and a little sack.

  48. Put the almonds and jelly, mixed by degrees, into a skillet, with as much sugar as will sweeten it to your taste.

  49. Instead of almonds almond essence may be used; a little brandy may also be added if liked.

  50. Vanilla Souflé+ is made the same as Almond or Lemon Souflée, omitting the almonds or lemon and adding 2 tablespoonfuls vanilla extract.

  51. The Nuts: All the nuts belong in this column, including almonds and chestnuts.

  52. I have not kept in touch with this almond situation as I would have if I had been a specialist on almonds instead of spreading my energies out over the whole field and it is time someone really got into the almond business.

  53. This is the only state in the Union producing almonds commercially.

  54. We have some eighty odd varieties of almonds in this state, many of which are not known commercially.

  55. You notice how smooth each one of these almonds is.

  56. Our investigations have shown that for twenty-five years before the war Nonpareil Almonds (our highest priced variety) retailed at about 30c per pound.

  57. It was Meyer's plan, had he lived, to find some place in Southwest Colorado in which to breed hardy almonds that would cover those hillsides with a food producing plant.

  58. When in Russia a few years ago, I found on sale in delicatessen shops a paste prepared from honey and almonds which with the addition of water made a very palatable emulsion much resembling milk in appearance as well as in flavor.

  59. Austin Flint more than fifty years ago prepared from almonds a milk for use by certain classes of patients.

  60. We are now preparing for the future through an energetic sales campaign and by making plans for manufacturing by using almonds in new and attractive preparations.

  61. That the IXL and the Nonpareil and other almonds are not considered sufficiently good for such men as Lowney to use in the manufacture of their almond candies was a surprise to me.

  62. The consumer, too, has been benefited as this association has been able to lay down almonds in the markets of the United States at a lower distribution cost than would otherwise have been possible.

  63. This is a view in the plains region near Valencia showing both the hard shelled almonds and the soft shelled ones.

  64. Here are the almonds grown in California from the scions which I brought in.

  65. For a change, stick thin slips of blanched almonds all over the blanc mange, and dress round with syllabub, nicely frothed.

  66. Almonds should be put in hot water till the skins will slip off, which is called blanching; they must always be pounded with rose or orange flower water, to prevent their oiling.

  67. For she didn't let on that I had brought her some burnt almonds because she's so awfully fond of them.

  68. So it was from the burnt almonds and the two sticks of marzipan.

  69. Seed and chop the raisins, wash and dry the currants, cut the citron in uniform slices, about one-eighth of an inch thick, blanch the almonds and chop fine.

  70. The milk should then be strained off from the almonds through a napkin, with pressure by wringing at both ends.

  71. The spice can be omitted, and four or five bitter almonds used in its place.

  72. In our entrada old Pere Chicot crouched most of the day on his haunches, peeling, drying and cracking the almonds from El Senor's garden.

  73. Little farm-houses sheltered under the mud cliffs, and on the circular threshing floors almonds and red peppers were spread out to dry in the sun.

  74. We arrived as the almonds were beginning to ripen.

  75. Booths selling cool drinks and ices opened at the corners of the plaza, while wandering sweetmeat merchants sold fried almonds and sugared nuts.


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