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It can be said that there is something special something distinctive about California “Almonds”.  Sure there are almonds , there are nuts , there are nuts like Red Stefanuk and then there are those distinctive California Almonds.

Certain dishes without those California almonds are not the same.  These almonds add something most distinctive to dshes that you want to brand “Californian”.  Simple as that.

California Almonds and Free Trade – As I was passing by the TV, from my library shelf, there was someone talking about California almonds and his new book. California almonds are apparently the most intensive “bee pollination” fruit on earth. …

California Raw Almonds Must be Treated, Judge Rules – In a blow to organic almond producers and handlers, the Washington, DC-based judge rejected challenges to pasteurization requirements designed by the Almond Board of California. The Agriculture Department formally imposed the rules in …

Cold snap damages California almonds – (March 25) A recent cold snap may have damaged an estimated 50 million pounds of almonds throughout California’s San Joaquin Valley. In an article from The Fresno Bee, Dave Baker, director of member relations for Blue Diamond Growers, …

I don’t even like wine. « On the public record – Don’t you remember that breakfast cereals rarely had almonds in them?) California almonds have replaced and destroyed every other major source of almonds in the world. Right now on the Almond Board front page, they report happily that …

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• Recipe: Almond Cake Almond Cake Serves 20 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 1 C butter 3/4 C sugar. Beat yolk into butter mixture. 1 egg, separated Beat in almond paste and almond extract until smooth: 1/2......
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You can thank the California Almond Board for both the California Almond itself , the quality of the product and well as the worldwide marketing of this high quality product.  Without the board who knows if either the humble yet famous California Almond would either be as high quality , as diverse a range of  products or marketed to the manner , quality and quantity it is.  Of all things now India – with an excellent growing climate and soils of its own , plus cheap labour to harvest the humble nut – is now becoming a major customer and importer of those California nuts.

Yet it is not easy for either the board nor either the board nor the California Almond producers.  Its not only a case of weather , labor availability not market conditions.  A wrath of environmental , processing as well as labeling and marketing conditions are being placed upon this most noble nut, perhaps to its entire detriment.

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India emerges as third largest export market for California almonds – India is the third largest export market for California almonds. Increase in the percentage of exports to the country reflects a rise in the demand as well, according to Almond Board reports. Over the years, there has been an …

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1/2 cup Butter

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

1/2 cup Quick Cooking Oats

1/2 cup White Wheat Flour ( unsifted)

1/2 cup All Purpose Flour ( unsifted)

1/2 cup Wheat Germ

2 tablespoons grated California ORANGE RINDS

2 Eggs1 cup whole blanched California Almonds

1/2 cup Raisins

1/2 cup flaked Coconut

1/2 cup semi-Sweet Chocolate Bits

Cream butter with 1/4 cup brown sugar until soft, beat in oats , flour, wheat germ and orange rinds.  Put into 9-inch square pan.  Mix eggs, almonds ,raisins , coconut, chocolate bits and 1/4 cup brown sugar ( packed).  Pour onto base and spread out evenly.  Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes ( or until almonds are golden brown).  Cool and cut into a dozen bars.  Wrap in aluminum foil.

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1 package ( 8 ounces) Cream Cheese

12/ cup roasted diced Almonds

6 ounces semi-sweet Chocolate Chips

1/2 cup candied Cherries

Mix cream cheese ( softened) with almonds, chocolate chips, and candied cherries  ( chopped and drained).  Shape into small balls.  Chill ( makes approx.  two dozen).

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- The California Almond Board sponsored a study to subject almonds to the same conditions experienced in the stomach and small intestine. They then added the digested almonds in vitro to mimic the bacterial fermentation in the large …

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3 chocolate California Almond Bars

1 can ( 3 ounces) Chow Mein Noodles

2 tablespoons silvered California Almonds

Melt almond bars in top of double boiler.  Stir in chow mein noodles and slivered almonds ( toasted and chopped).  Form into clusters and onto wax waxed paper.  Chill.  Garnish with bits of candied ginger.

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Heat water to boiling and pour over shelled almonds.  Let almonds set half an hour in water.  Drain and slip skins off.  Cut nuts lengthwise into several strips.  To brown slivers place in baking pan in oven, or brown slightly in butter.

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8 ounces semi-sweet Chocolate

1/2 cup superfine Sugar

1 cup roasted California Almonds (diced)

1 EGG ( slightly beaten)

Melt chocolate over hot water.  Add sugar, almonds and egg.  Mix thoroughly.  Turn out onto a pot of powdered sugar on a piece of foil or at the worst plastic saran wrap.  Pull up the sides of the foil to help coat mixture with powdered sugar and shape like a sausage.  ( 1 1/2 inches in diameter about 12 inches long).  Chill thoroughly.  To serve, cut thin slices .  ( Makes 48 slices).

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