Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those desires exists. A baby feels hunger: well, there is such a thing as food. A duckling wants to swim: well, there is such a thing as water…. If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. If none of my earthly pleasures satisfy it, that does not prove that the universe is a fraud. Probably, earthly pleasures were never meant to satisfy it, but only to arouse it, to suggest the real thing.

C.S. Lewis

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Appetizers, Seasonings, Grains	2	Cups

INGREDIENTS

3	tb	Peanut oil
2	c	Whole blanched almonds
1/2	c	+ 1 tb. sugar; divided
1 1/2	ts	Each salt and ground cumin
1	ts	Ground red pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add almonds; sprinkle
with 1/2 cup sugar.  Cook 10 to 15 minutes or until almonds are golden
brown and sugar is melted, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; transfer
to a large bowl.  Add remaining 1 tb. sugar, salt, cumin and red pepper.
Toss almonds gently to coat well.
Spread coated almonds in a single layer on wax paper; let cool. Store in an
airtight container.
From _The Gathering_ by The Blue Bird Circle/Houston, TX. In _America's
Best Recipes: A 1989 Hometown Collection_. Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House,
Inc., 1989. Pg. 59. ISBN 0-8487-0765-6. Typed for you by Cathy Harned.
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