The foods
which we prefer are taken largely because we have become accustomed to
them and have formed a liking for them, not because they are the very
best from which to select.
COOKING.
_Nut butter_: Take the nut meats, clean away all the skins and grind
fine in a nut mill. Then form into a pasty substance with or without the
addition of oil or water, to suit the individual taste. Most nut butters
are very agreeable in flavor. Sometimes the nuts are roasted and
sometimes they are not. Almond butter is very good. The nut butters soon
spoil if left exposed to the air, for the oils they contain turn rancid.
Peanut butter can be made by taking clean kernels of freshly roasted
peanuts and grinding fine. Some are very fond of this butter. Cocoanut
and cocoa butters are not made in this way. They are purified fats, the
former from cocoanuts, the latter from the cocoa bean.
_Nut milk_: Take nut butter and mix with water until it is of the
desired consistency. Cocoanuts contain a sweet liquid which is called
cocoanut milk. However, the artificial cocoanut milk is made by pouring
a pint of boiling water over the flesh of a freshly grated cocoanut.
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