anatto

American

[uh-nat-oh, ah-nah-toh] / əˈnæt oʊ, ɑˈnɑ toʊ /

noun

plural

anattos

annatto.

anatto British

/ əˈnætəʊ /

noun

a variant spelling of annatto

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The original tint of aronetta, or anatto, is the contempt of ladies; but by previously washing the article in strong, warm pot-ash water, before it is put into the solution of aronetta, you will obtain a beautiful bird-of-paradise colour, entirely free from all appearance of the unpopular powder.

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Anatto gives a rich yellow colour to the soup.

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Oh, you boil the soup with your best, taking Anatto and salt fish to stick into it.

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Besides these, tonka beans, anatto, vanilla, and castor-oil seeds form a part of the exports.

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General Properties of Milk.—The appearance 58 of milk is known to every one; it ought to be a pure white opaque liquid, but very generally it is tinted a cream colour with anatto to give it an added appearance of richness.

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