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  • From: Dan Nave <nave1@comcast.net>
  • To: Melissa Kacalanos <mijwiz@yahoo.com>, nafex ibiblio mailing list <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex ibiblio list] Peach kernel - substitute for sweet almond (making marzipan)?
  • Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:27:00 -0600

I believe there are several apricot varieties with edible pits but I stayed away from all sweet pit apricot varieties because we have a lot of squirrels and I was afraid that they would get into the habit of taking all the fruit in order to get at the pits. I remember reading that the people in the area of north India to Afghanistan would select apricot trees not only on the basis of fruit quality but also on the quality of their pits as well.

When we were kids (in India) we would eat an apricot and then crack the seed between the door and door frame (heavy old doors) in order to get the pit out to eat. They seemed fine to me, and I had a sensitive sense of taste.

Dan

On 1/14/2012 1:39 PM, Melissa Kacalanos wrote:
Almost all stone fruits have poisonous pits. SOME varieties of apricot are an
exception to this, with edible pits, which I think are better than almonds
because they have a stronger flavor.

I believe attempts have been made to breed a peach with edible kernels, with
no success. If you stop posting here, we'll know that you've been eating
peach kernels in quantity.

I'd be interested in a discussion of which apricots have the tastiest fruit
and kernels. I'm sure this would make my local squirrels happy.


Melissa


________________________________
From: Steven Covacci<filtertitle@aol.com>
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 5:20 AM
Subject: [nafex ibiblio list] Peach kernel - substitute for sweet almond
(making marzipan)?



Group:
Apricot kernel can be used as a substitute for bitter almond; in both cases,
cooking is, of course, required to render it safe for human consumption.
Can peach (or even apricot) kernel be used as a substitute in making marzipan
(typically, almond paste plus sugar-syrup), after the kernel is cooked?
Or is it that, both, peach and apricot can only be used as a substitute for
bitter almond, and not a substitute for sweet almond?
Thanks,
Steve; NJ
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