Chocolate-covered almonds are a confection created by covering
almonds
The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree from the genus ''Prunus''. Along with the peach, it is classified in the subgenus ''Amygdalus'', distinguished from the other subgenera by corrugations on the sh ...
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chocolate
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans that can be a liquid, solid, or paste, either by itself or to flavoring, flavor other foods.
Cocoa beans are the processed seeds of the cacao tree (''Theobroma cacao''); unprocesse ...
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History
In 1742, William Parks printed a copy of Eliza Smith's cookbook, ''
The Compleat Housewife''. "Chocolate almonds" was the only chocolate recipe it contained despite the popularity of chocolate among the wealthy at the time.
Many places on the internet claim that July 8 is (American) National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day,
while November 7 is National Chocolate with Bitter Almonds Day.
See also
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List of chocolate-covered foods
References
Chocolate-covered foods
Almonds
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