[LM_NET] REF: Almond Extract

[Sharron McElmeel <mcelmeel@MCELMEEL.COM>]

A book of Civil War era recipes contains a reference to using almond 
extract; while recipes in other sources refer to using crushed 
almonds for the almond flavor.  I'm wondering if the reference to 
almond extract might be an anachronism.

Almond extract is made from the oil of almonds (usually the bitter 
almond) and alcohol.  Could that have been available during the 1860s?

I can make a lot of guesses from the facts that I can find but I 
really need a definitive source that states when almond extract was 
first produced.

If anyone has any clues I'd certainly be appreciative.
Sharron McElmeel
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