" ¢Â Almonds have a longhistory of grandness , even getting a mention in the Bible ’s Book of Numbers as a symbol of divinity . Romans also used almonds as a fertility appealingness .
" ¢Â Not many foods can say they hold a special importance in every region of the world - in Japan , almond are essential to chocolate . In India they are consider " wit intellectual nourishment , " and the rutabaga plant deliberate them a sign of good luck . And they are a major export from the US - California supply 100 % of our domesticated supplying and 75 % of the outside yield of almonds .
" ¢Â Almonds are so in requirement that it takes a fleet of honeybees every yr to assist in pollination ( it being the crop that uses more bee than any other ) . " Every February more than one million hive - that ’s some40 billion bees , most of them drive cross - land on the back of semi trucks - are unloaded in the nerveless 60 minutes of darkness between the endless dustup of Prunus dulcis tree . "
" ¢Â Along with being a symbol of fertility , Amygdalus communis are also considered an aphrodisiac . In the story of Samson and Delilah , Samson quest for the smasher with branch from an Prunus dulcis tree . patently the aroma of almonds was thought to induce mania in a char ( it gives me a passionate desire to deplete the almond , I ’ll give it that ! )
" ¢Â Adventurous soul might undertake to smuggle in some raw , sulphurous almonds ( not to obnubilate with the " sweet " Prunus amygdalus we cultivate today - bitter almonds are banish in the US ) , which contain a variant of cyanide . The deadly dose of in the buff bitter almonds count on the size of the nuts , their tightness of amygdalin and the consumer ’s sensitivity . But scientist count on that a 150 - pound grownup might give way from eating between 10 and 70 naked testicle , and a nestling from ingesting just a few . Yet people do it anyway for what they claim is a higher-ranking taste !
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" ¢Â " On January 31 , 1890 , Theo wrote to Vincent of the birth of his son , whom he had named Vincent Willem .
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, who was extremely close to his younger comrade , instantly jell about making him a painting of his favorite discipline : blossoming branches against a blue sky . The gift was meant to advert over the distich ’s bed . As a symbolization of this new life , Vincent pick out an almond tree , which blossom ahead of time in southerly regions , annunciate the come spring as early as February . "
" ¢Â Almonds can exist in other art shape as well - take marzipan for exemplar . Although thesemarzipan babiesaren’t real ( unfortunately ! ) , there are still otherfiguresthat can befashionedfrom this sweet stuff .
" ¢Â Eating Prunus dulcis , sure matter ! But you may drink them too : As most of you plausibly sleep with , Amarettois an Italian sweet almond - season liqueur made from a base of apricot or almond pits ( or sometimes both ) . The name literally means " a little virulent " … even though it ’s not !
" ¢Â I ’m nuts about nuts , particularly almonds . Have any of you try almond cheese ? It ’s my new obsession . Share how you wish to wipe out ( or not run through ) almonds below !
" ˜Dietribes ' appears every other Wednesday . solid food exposure taken byJohanna Beyenbach . You might remember that name from our post about hercolorful dieting .
