[Sca-cooks] Almond Milk

[Martha Oser]

Greetings all, 

I'm starting some newbie work on a couple of recipes and one of the things I 
want to try involves making almond milk.  So I've been doing my reading and 
I've found that starting with a pound of almonds will eventually yield about 
2 gallons of almond milk.  I assume this means a pound of unshelled, 
blanched almonds, correct?  What if I were to start with pre-ground almond 
meal, which can be had at the bulk food store?  Is this doable and how much 
should I expect to start with? 

Also, when boiling down the almond milk into almond cream (to strain into 
the almond custard/cheese), about how much does one end with.  If I were to 
start with, say, 2 cups of almond milk, how much cream/cheese would I end up 
with? 

Thanks all! 

 -Helena