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Re: This Is Getting Ridiculous! (Re: Pesach is about one week away...)

Posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri Mar 27 18:35:12 2015, in response to Re: This Is Getting Ridiculous! (Re: Pesach is about one week away...), posted by Nilet on Fri Mar 27 17:46:19 2015.

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Let me speculate as to what is happening.

All domestic almonds are grown in California. Almonds require a lot of irrigation. There's been an extended drought and irrigation water use has been drastically cut. This has caused the almond output to tumble and the price of domestic almonds to rise. The major source of imported almonds is Iran. The trade embargo means that Iranian almonds are not leaving Iran.

The consequence is that many merchants felt the price of almond macaroons would be so high that people would not buy them.

If you really need an almond fix and are willing to consume almonds that have not been blessed by some Rabbi, try marzipan at an Italian pastry shop. It's so sweet that only a little can be consumed at one sitting. You can feel your tooth enamel dissolving with each bite.

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