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jordan almond
Also 5 iarden, iardyne.
[In ME. jardyne almaunde, app. from F. or Sp. jardin garden; in later times associated with the Jordan.]
A fine variety of almond, now coming chiefly from Malaga. Also simply jordan.
c1440Promp. Parv. 257/2 Iardyne almaunde, amigdalum jardinum. c1460J. Russell Bk. Nurture 774 Creme of almond Iardyne & mameny. 1469in Househ. Ord. (1790) 103 Item, Jardens and Valaunces 330 lb.—4l. 2s. 6d. 1615Markham Eng. Housew. ii. ii. (1668) 101 Take the best Jordan Almonds. 1769Mrs. Raffald Eng. Housekpr. (1778) 13 Put in half a pound of Jordan almonds beat fine. 1888Pall Mall G. 24 Jan. 5/2 With the Malaga raisins go the Jordan almonds, with which they are always eaten. |