ALMOND PASTE

(taken from Harish Johari's book "Ayurvedic Healing Cuisine")
 "Thank you Satkiana for your input."

Makes 1 serving

7 almonds
pinch saffron
water
honey (optional)

Soak almonds overnight.
Remove skins.
Grind with a mortar and pestle, or, if this is not possible, with an electric grinder.  (Grinding edibles with an electric blender or grinder is less desirable than using a mortar and pestle because of the change in ionic composition that occurs.  Machines generate positive ions, which deprive the food of the negative, life-giving ions.  Also, almond powder made from a grinder or blender is not as fine as that made with a mortar and pestle.  (A sandstone surface is ideal).
Slowly add drops of water in which a few threads of saffron have been soaked and form a paste.
                                                                       
The paste can be taken alone or mixed with honey. 

When the almond paste is taken with honey and a pinch of freshly ground black pepper, its nutrients are absorbed by the fine capillaries in the mouth and assimilated without going through the stomach and intestines.

Almonds are the only alkaline nuts and honey is the only alkaline sweetener.  If taken first thing in the morning, the paste will create an alkaline body chemistry.  Seven almonds taken this way provide more energy and nutrition than one pound of roasted, salted or sweet almonds eaten after proper mastication.

A note on purchasing almonds: The USA requires mandatory pasteurization of almonds.  This means that they are heated to kill any bacteria.  While the bacteria is killed, the enzymes are also rendered dead.  This means that most of the good nutritional value of the almonds are lost.  If you are buying almonds, make sure that you buy the unpasteurized ones that come from Italy. 
Almonds are the only sattvic nut and the only alkaline nut too!  Yeah almonds!