Almonds
111macaroon — /mak euh roohn /, n. a drop cookie made of egg whites, sugar, usually almond paste or coconut, and sometimes a little flour. [1605 15; < MF macaron < dial. It maccarone cake or biscuit made of ground almonds; see MACARONI] * * * ▪ cookie… …
112nougat — /nooh geuht, nooh gah/, n. a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit. [1820 30; < F < Pr VL *nucatum, n. use of neut. of *nucatus, equiv. to L nuc (s. of nux) nut + atus ATE1] * * * ▪ confection aerated… …
113blanched almond — 1. noun a) Part cooked almonds (nuts). b) A subtle yellow shade or hue, like that of blanched almonds. 2. adjective Of a subtle yellow shade or hue, like that of blanched almonds …
114hydrocyanic acid — HCN; a colorless, very toxic liquid, with the odor of bitter almonds, present in bitter almonds (amygdalin), the stones of peaches, plums and other fruits, and laurel leaves; inhalation of 300 p.p.m. causes death. SYN: hydrogen cyanide, prussic… …
115Colony collapse disorder — Honey bees entering a beehive Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear. While such disappearances have occurred throughout the history of apiculture, the… …
116Danish cuisine — Frikadeller (meat balls) with Rugbrød (rye bread) and sour cucumbers Danish cuisine (Danish: Dansk køkken) is shaped by the practice of fishing and farming, including the cultivation of the soil for raising crops and the raisin …
117Tunisian cuisine — Lablabi is a thick soup made with chickpeas and garlic Location of Tunis …
118Almond — A native of Syria and Palestine. In form, blossoms, and fruit it resembles the peach tree. Its blossoms are of a very pale pink colour, and appear before its leaves. Its Hebrew name, shaked, signifying wakeful, hastening, is given to it on… …
119Exodus 25 — 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. 3 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them;… …
120Exodus 37 — 1 And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown… …
