Chewing cola nuts is a widespread habit amongst the inhabitants of the whole of north Africa. It is a form of more or less harmless drug addiction that might he compared to drinking black coffee or tea.
The pericarp is composed of two layers, a white, spongy inner layer (albedo) and an outer cover or rind (flavedo), coloured yellow when ripe and containing numerous large cells filled with the essential oil of lemon which gives the peel its characteristic smell.
It is obtained by carefully peeling the rind of fully-ripened lemons; this may be dried and then crumbled and stored in air-tight containers for later use.
More commonly used is the grated peel of fresh lemons. It is recommended to use only the peel of lemons that have not been sprayed with chemical preparations (lemons are sometimes sprayed with fungicides to prevent rotting and decay during long-term transport and storage; these substances are usually poisonous not only to fungi but to man as well and cannot be removed even by thorough washing).
In Europe the extract from the nuts (Semen Colae) is used in pharmaceutical preparations and in soft drinks, also to flavour and colour certain wines, and as flavouring for creams, chocolate and liqueurs.
Roasting must be brief and rapid, only a few minutes at a temperature of 200C (616F), after which the coffee beans must be cooled fast to prevent the aromatic substances produced by the roasting process from evaporating. For the same reason coffee should he ground just before use - 15266
The pericarp is composed of two layers, a white, spongy inner layer (albedo) and an outer cover or rind (flavedo), coloured yellow when ripe and containing numerous large cells filled with the essential oil of lemon which gives the peel its characteristic smell.
It is obtained by carefully peeling the rind of fully-ripened lemons; this may be dried and then crumbled and stored in air-tight containers for later use.
More commonly used is the grated peel of fresh lemons. It is recommended to use only the peel of lemons that have not been sprayed with chemical preparations (lemons are sometimes sprayed with fungicides to prevent rotting and decay during long-term transport and storage; these substances are usually poisonous not only to fungi but to man as well and cannot be removed even by thorough washing).
In Europe the extract from the nuts (Semen Colae) is used in pharmaceutical preparations and in soft drinks, also to flavour and colour certain wines, and as flavouring for creams, chocolate and liqueurs.
Roasting must be brief and rapid, only a few minutes at a temperature of 200C (616F), after which the coffee beans must be cooled fast to prevent the aromatic substances produced by the roasting process from evaporating. For the same reason coffee should he ground just before use - 15266
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