Veggie Might: Make Your Own Almond Milk

Posted On: December 17, 2009 – 3:24 pm

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Written by the fabulous Leigh, Veggie Might is a weekly Thursday column about all things Vegetarian. Complete the following word problem and show your work: You purchased a 4-lb bag of almonds for $10.99 at the Indian market near your friend T’s house. Three weeks later, you still have 1/2 of the bag left. You are worried you may not eat all the remaining almonds before they go rancid because you forgot to stick the bag in the fridge sooner. What can you do with 1 cup of the remaining almonds? Sample response: Make almond milk. 1) Cover 1 cup of almonds with water and soak overnight. 2) Drain, rinse, and place almonds in a blender with 3 fresh cups of water. Puree until the almonds are chopped finely. 3) Using cheesecloth or a fine strainer, strain the liquid from the almond mash. Press the mash to extract as much liquid as possible. 4) Set aside the mash for later. 5) Strain a second time. If you used cheese cloth, switch to a fine strainer. 6) Save the superfine mash—this is almond paste! 7) Refrigerate the liquid for 24 hours. There will be some separations, so give the almond milk a good shake. Add a…

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