This is how to make a broth of almonds
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Introduction
This entry is a re-creation of a recipe from Le Recueil de Riom (France, 15th century), entitled "This is how to make a broth of almonds". [insert a brief description of dish here, possibly including any or all of the following: characteristics of the final dish, when or how it might have been served, and why you selected it]
The Source Recipe
The original text of the recipe is as follows:
This is how to make a broth of almonds. Crush the almonds with their skins and infuse in beef broth and wine. Here are the spices that are put in: grains of paradise, clove, ginger and sugar.
Related Recipes
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Materials
The original recipe calls for the following ingredients: [edit this list as appropriate]
broth
nuts
beef
wine
grains_of_paradise
cloves
ginger
sugar
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Procedure
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Bibliography
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Searchable index of "Le Recueil de Riom". Medieval Cookery.
<http://www.medievalcookery.com/search/display.html?recue:1>. Accessed on September 25, 2018, 5:34 am.
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