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28 novembre 2013
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colleenekennedy, « Robert Herrick's penchant for (feminine) almonds », The Recipes Project, ID : 10.58079/tcoy
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By Colleen Kennedy THE BRIDE-CAKE. by Robert Herrick THIS day, my Julia, thou must make For Mistress Bride the wedding-cake : Knead but the dough, and it will be To paste of almonds turn'd by thee : Or kiss it thou but once or twice, And for the bride-cake there'll be spice. (from Hesperides, 1648) In this sweet trifle of a lyric, Robert Herrick does not actually dispense any practical cooking advice, but the poet notes that the flavor of Julia’s hands as she kneads the dough will impart th...