tilleul

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Made from tilleul (linden) and érable (maple), this honey is slightly thick, perfect for spreading on buttered toast, or mixing into an ice cream custard, which would give the ice cream a supple texture and a haunting, natural sweetness.

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  • The novelist himself chuckled as he put into her mouth a mispronunciation of the word tilleul and explained to Madame Hanska, whose foreign accent in speaking French suggested it, that he chose the fat landlady so that Eve should not be jealous English linden, or lime-tree Balzac's too great absorption in his writing forced him more than once in this year to go into the country and recuperate his health. —  Balzac
  • Made from tilleul (linden) and érable (maple), this honey is slightly thick, perfect for spreading on buttered toast, or mixing into an ice cream custard, which would give the ice cream a supple texture and a haunting, natural sweetness. —  David Lebovitz
  • "_Mon Dieu, ma'amselle_, you had better go straight to bed, and I will bring you a _bon tilleul_, which will calm your nerves and produce a good perspiration." —  The Rough Road
 

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