A delicious, nutritious alternative spread for toast, sandwiches, crackers and baking, also sweet and savoury cooking.

Ingredients:
100% Almonds, lightly roasted.

Almonds are the most alkaline of all nuts, that alone is a major benefit.
Taken regularly, one handful of almonds per day is an optimum way to ensure proper nerve functioning,
nerve transmission and correct muscular and glandular activity.
Almonds are an excellent source of calcium and magnesium.

Unlike most peanut butters the natural oils in Melrose nut spreads are not subjected to hydrogenation.
In normal spreads this hydrogenation turns liquid oils into solids so that they will not separate out.
However hydrogenation also produces trans fatty acids and these have negative health effects.

Native to south-west Asia. There are two types, sweet and bitter.
Sweet almonds are the most familiar edible type for eating nuts, almond meal or almond oil.
The almond tree is larger than the peach, lives longer and is strikingly beautiful when in flower.

RECIPES:
ALMOND BUBBLE BARS
125g butter, chopped
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup Melrose Almond Spread 1 cup flaked almonds, toasted
Grease 20cm x 30cm lamington pan, place strip of baking paper to cover base & extend over 2 opposite sides.
Combine butter, corn syrup, almond spread and sugar in medium heavy-based pan, stir over heat, without boiling, until sugar is dissolved.
Bring to boil, simmer gently, uncovered, without stirring for 5 minutes.
Gently stir in remaining ingredients.
Press mixture into prepared pan; refrigerate until firm.

ALMOND ORANGE DIP

1/4 cup Melrose Almond Spread
1/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 cup natural yoghurt
1/4 teaspoon tamari sauce
1/2 teaspoon orange rind
2 tablespoons freshly minced parsley
2 tablespoons freshly minced chives
A pinch of ground ginger
Salt & pepper to taste.
Cayenne pepper (optional) to taste
Combine Melrose Almond Spread & orange juice, stir until combined.
Add all remaining ingredients, whisk mixture well together.
Season to taste, cover and refrigerate until set.
Serve with Organic Corn Chips.

Leading exporting countries of shelled almonds are United States of America, Spain, Italy, Iran, Portugal & Morocco.

Almonds are being harvested in increasing quantities in the Murray River region of Victoria and South Australia.

Information source: Melrose Health, www.melrosehealth.com.au