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SESAME. (TAHIN.)
The oily substance of the white poppy seeds. It is extracted between
mill-stones. It is in thick liquid form and is imported only from the Orient.
Retailed at 15 to 20 cents per pound.
"TARHANA." (TARHANA.)
Made of pounded and cracked wheat coated with a mixture of sour milk and heavy
flour paste. Done into very fine pearl-form grains and dried first in the sun,
then in a hot oven. Imported from the Orient. Retailed at 20 to 25 cents per
pound.
GRAPE-VINE LEAVES. (ASMA YAPRAK.)
Young leaves picked from grape-vines, pickled in salt water and used for
stuffing purposes. For this lettuce leaves may conveniently be used as a
substitute, the latter without pickling. Retailed at 12 to 15 cents per pound.
FAVA (OR HORSE) BEANS. (PAKLA.)
Flat-shaped seeds of a leguminous plant. Used fresh in its season with pod, but
for drying purposes the pods are removed and only the seeds
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