jonathan.west1 wrote:

> Does anyone have any recipes using the Greek spice Mastic? Pistaccia spp.
>
> Just got hold of some and keen to try it.

A quick search came up with a couple recipes using mastic:
<http://tinyurl.com/27qks>

Check a confection in English called "Turkish Delight." Also called
(by different spellings because it's transliterated) loukoum, lukoum,
rakkat loukoum, rahat loukoum...

<http://www.recipecottage.com/candy/turkish-delight13.html>
<http://www.recipegoldmine.com/glossary/glossaryM.html>
<http://www.low-carb-recipes.ws/Halkoum_Turkish_Delight_.html>
<http://home.wanadoo.nl/ml.kauwgom/history.htm>

Gotta go now, but this has been interesting. Happy mastic...

Pastorio