Brisk Tammarind

[Barrycdog]

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Old Pioneer Recipes
Brisk Tammarind also known as the Soldier's Drink
Boil an ounce and a half of tamarinds, three ounces of currants, and two of stoned raisins in three pints of water until near one third is wasted; then strain it. A Soldier's Diary.

Tammarind
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Currants
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[donna]

Never heard of this one.

 

[Allie]

Now if I had a source for tamarind! I do a bit of Indian and Asian cooking, and a lot of recipes call for it. It's a shame how many foods which used to be commonly eaten by America have fallen out of common use.

 

[donna]

A good article on Tamarind at:

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/tamarind.html

 

[Northern Light]

Thanks for the interesting recipe and the neat old ad for raisins. Also for Donna's link to tamarinds. They most likely would have been imported from the Carribean islands to the US, I'm guessing.

 

[Northern Light]

Now if I had a source for tamarind! I do a bit of Indian and Asian cooking, and a lot of recipes call for it. It's a shame how many foods which used to be commonly eaten by America have fallen out of common use.

You might check in an Asian or Indian market if there is one near you, or online.

 

[donna]

Here is an interesting thread using raisins. This is for National Raisin Day, April 30th.

 

[MRB1863]

Interesting thread. Interesting how Holly Brand associated their Stoned Raisins with Christmas to boost sales.