The almond, a close relative of the peach,
plum, and cherry, with its stony shell.
Almond Extracts and Imitations
The commonest form of bitter-almond
flavor is a bottled extract, which contains
aromatic benzaldehyde without the cyanide
that accompanies it in the almonds
themselves. “Pure” almond extract is
derived from bitter almonds, while
“natural” extract usually contains
benzaldehyde produced from cassia bark
(p. 424), and “imitation” extract contains
benzaldehyde synthesized from pure
chemicals.Cashews Like the Brazil nut, cashews come
from the Amazon region, whose natives gave
us the name. But the tree was successfully