Re: Almond extract and a few other questions?

[Guest guest]

> Hi all,

>

> I have a few food questions:

>

> Is almond extract legal?

yes, but check the ingredients. I bought some Hazelnut extract I had

to return the

other day - surprisingly from frontier - it had agave nectar in it.

OTOH, frontier

almond extract is legal. (which is why I assumed that the hazelnut

would be, too.)

>

> Are walnuts legal?

yes.

> I'm sure they are, but is there anything I should know about them

> before trying them?

raw, untreated, etc.

>

> Finally, how about dried apricots? Are they legal?

Never the orange ones - only the brown ones - which show they don't have

stabilizers or chemicals on them - or something like that. With the

caveat

better to make your own, etc. etc. <g>

How is law school? Have you done your first term final exams yet?

Mara

[Guest guest]

I've never seen brown apricots, only orange ones. And they are

usually only out and certain times and they say kosher on them when I

see them (not counting pre-packaged from a large company). So those

are illegal?

Thanks,

Debbie

[Guest guest]

> I've never seen brown apricots, only orange ones. And they are

> usually only out and certain times and they say kosher on them when I

> see them (not counting pre-packaged from a large company). So those

> are illegal?

Yeah, the fact that they retai their color means they've been treated

in some way. The brown ones are available at Health food stores and

usually, IME, unpackaged.

Mara