Almonds
Almonds are a good omen in the old books — wealth and sweetness in store, though shadowed by a brief sorrow first. Defective almonds, though, can mark a wish that stays just out of reach. The dream tends to ask what good fortune is ripening for us, and whether we can bear the short bitterness before the sweet.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for almonds, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
This is a good omen. It has wealth in store. However, sorrow will go with it for a short while. If the almonds are defective, your disappointment in obtaining a certain wish will be complete until new conditions are brought about.
Fontaine, 1862
Signify riches and happiness; to eat them shows you will have good luck in love matters.