SC - BMR: Woolgar, The Great Household (Rosenthal) (fwd)

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And it came to pass on 19 Feb 01, , that Siegfried Heydrich wrote:

> Bhang
> 
> from _Flavors_of_India_ by Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff.
> 
> 2 cups water
> 1 ounce marijuana (fresh leaves and flowers of a female plant preferred)
> 4 cups warm milk
> 2 tablespoons blanched and chopped almonds
> 1/8 teaspoon garam masala [a mixture of cloves, cinnamon, and cardamon]
> 1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger 1/2 to 1 teaspoon rosewater
> 1 cup sugar

Sounds rather like Chai Masala, except that it uses marijuana 
instead of tea.  One note: garam masala is a spice blend, but there 
is no standardized recipe.  It includes various sweet spices such 
are listed above, but the exact contents vary from region to region, 
and family to family.  Other possible spices include: black pepper, 
cumin, coriander, bay leaf, and nutmeg.


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