HERB - almond oil

[Lilinah biti-Anat]

Magdalena da Cadamosto <brambleberry at hotmail.com> wrote:
>    I have a recipe that calls for oil made from almonds and oil made from
>sweet almonds.  Can anyone tell me what the difference is?

Almond oil, sometimes called "Bitter Almond", has the scent we 
usually associate with almonds. When naturally derived, which it 
isn't always, it may come from bitter almonds, peach pits,or some 
other related plants. Because it is high in form of cyanide, bitter 
almonds and their essentil oil should be treated with caution. Almond 
extract for flavoring food contains a very small amount of bitter 
almond oil, and won't poison you :-)

Sweet almond oil is derived from sweet almonds, the kind we 
customarily eat. It has very little almond scent, is safe to eat, and 
is a good emollient.

Lilinah
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