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The Renowned Jasmine Chocolate Of The Grand Duke Of Tuscany

Ingredients
10 lb (4.5 kg) Toasted Cacao Beans, cleaned and coarsely crushed
Fresh Jasmine Flowers
8 lb (3.6kg) White Sugar; well dried
3 oz (85g) “Perfect” Vanilla Beans
4 to 6 oz (115-170g) “Perfect” Cinnamon
2 scruples (1/12oz, 2.5g) Ambergris

Method: In a box or similar utensil, alternate layers of jasmine with layers of the crushed cacao, and let it sit for 24 hours. Then mix these up, and add more alternating layers of flowers and cacao, followed by the same treatment. This must be done ten or twelve times, so as to permeate the cacao with the odor of the jasmine. Next, take the remaining ingredients and add them to the cacao and jasmine, and grind them together on a slightly warmed metate; if the matate be too hot, the odor might be lost.

by Francesco Redi (1627-1697) - Excerpt: The True History Of Chocolate, Coe, Sophie D. & Michael D., 2003, 95-61824, 0-500-28229-3

The Arlington Center

I'm very happy to see that someone is watching out for the Arlington, the mural and the needs of the citizens. 

"The owners of the former Vons grocery store adjacent to Santa Barbara’s historic Arlington Theatre have been gutting the interior of the building in anticipation of finally receiving permits for their mixed-use redevelopment project.

After purchasing the property in 2008, Urban Developments began the arduous task of having Santa Barbara’s Historic Landmarks Commission sign off on the project. Brian Cearnal of Cearnal Andrulaitis Architecture & Interior Design had to design the project around the protected view of the Arlington Theatre from the south and west and a mosaic tile mural on the Vons wall that is deemed to have historical significance." 

Source: http://www.noozhawk.com/article/071711_mixed-use_redevelopment_arlington_theatre/

Gala To Afford New Fountain

Restoration of the Santa Barbara Courthouse Fountain Gala, "Puttin' On The Glitz".