Omelet > wrote:
>
> *"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> > Who swiped my half-gone jar of tahini??? I need it right now, and it's gone.
> > 'Fess up, eggdish from TX.
>
> > Or, are my son and his buddies hittin' the tahini when I'm not around? Oh
> > no. Tahinaholics. :-( *My son's a tahinaholic.
>
> What's Tahini?
>
> <innocent look>

It's made from sesame seeds that have had their hulls removed.

http://www.agmrc.org/agmrc/commodity...ameprofile.htm

http://www.gabiwrites.com/index.cfm?...1&type2=jewish
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tahini [tah-HEE-nee]
Used in Middle Eastern cooking, tahini is a thick paste made of ground
SESAME SEED. It's used to flavor various dishes such as HUMMUS and
BABA GHANOUSH.

� Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD
LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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Sheldon