A distinguished, but ambiguous product from Arabia
and the Mediterranean; to pastrycooks, almond paste
is what clay is to a sculptor. They have always produced
the most extraordinary shapes so perfectly imitated
as to deceive the most expert eye at first sight.
The etymology of the name is uncertain. Some consider
its origin to be the Arabian word mauthaban
which version seems to coincide with the Ottoman origins
of Marzipan which appears to have arrived in Europe
in the XIIIth. century brought by a crusader returning
from the Holy Land.
Another tradition ascribes its origins to Venice, the
name originating from Merci Panem or St.
It is a fact that commercial dealings give precedence
to the Hanseatic towns regarding the knowledge of Marzipan
since there, it is still considered as the sweet symbolic
of Lubeck and where, in the best confectioners in the
world, almond cakes and perfect Marzipan reproductions
of the houses and monuments of Thomas Manns city
are to be admired.
Almonds make up the basis of this distinguished form
of the confectioners art, the trees having been
imported from far off Persia into Italy and Magna Grecia.
California is, and has been for many years, the principle
Marzipan has spread widely and is still very popular
for industrial and artisan confectionery connected with
local traditions all over Europe.
The recipe for Marzipan is very simple: peeled sweet
Almonds, sugar and water, however
is not to be taken lightly.
To-day the industrial production of Marzipan is neither
to be considered banal nor that may be improvised. Apart
from the strict general regulations governing the production
of food stuffs the particular characteristics
of Almonds impose truly special operating conditions,
procedures and plants.
Almonds, like all plants, ripen fully while still on
the tree followed by a more or less rapid deterioration.
The shell and tegument contribute greatly to preserving
the nut and its characteristic oils. Therefore it is
evident how important it is to work on the almonds as
soon as they are peeled in order to obtain the semi-finished
products with the best and purest functional and organological
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