On my medieval food research, I have found an article which talks about almond milk and almond oil with cookbooks that date back to 10th century Baghdad. This coupled with how Almonds entered China in the Tang makes me wonder if any would have consumed it since almonds never gained popularity in China.
Here's a good article on almond milk's Arabic history: https://www.middleeastvegansociety.org/blog/the-historical-and-culinary-journey-of-almond-milk-and-oil-in-medieval-arab-cuisine#:~:text=Egyptian%20cookbooks%20from%20the%2014th,in%20about%20a%20dozen%20recipes.&text=Sweet%20and%20bitter%20almond%20oils,both%20Greek%20and%20Islamic%20medicine.
Middle East Vegan SocietyThe Historical and Culinary Journey of Almond Milk and Oil in Medieval Arab Cuisine — Middle East Vegan SocietyAlmond milk is made by soaking ground almonds in water and then extracting the liquid, which means it isn’t technically ‘milk’. In medieval Arab cookbooks, it is often called duhn al-lawz (دهن اللوز, ‘almond oil’), but sometimes referred to as mā’ al-lawz (ماء اللوز, ‘almond water’) or halīb al-lawz
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![news item from the Boston Herald:
Coolidge has raccoon; probably won't eat it.
Washington, November 26
A full grown male [sic] raccoon, the gift to President Coolidge of an admirer in Mississippi, was received at the White House yesterday and is safely domiciled in a crate in a warm room in the White House cellar. Mr. Coolidge has never been known to eat raccoon meat. The animal was sent north on the theory that it would grace the White House table at one of the holiday dinners. The chances are that this particular raccoon will be sent to Rock Creek Zoo. It was sent to the President by Vinney Joyce of Nittauma, Mississippi.](https://files.hear-me.social/media_attachments/files/113/550/973/483/324/271/original/0a37de637af550a1.png "news item from the Boston Herald:
Coolidge has raccoon; probably won't eat it.
Washington, November 26
A full grown male [sic] raccoon, the gift to President Coolidge of an admirer in Mississippi, was received at the White House yesterday and is safely domiciled in a crate in a warm room in the White House cellar. Mr. Coolidge has never been known to eat raccoon meat. The animal was sent north on the theory that it would grace the White House table at one of the holiday dinners. The chances are that this particular raccoon will be sent to Rock Creek Zoo. It was sent to the President by Vinney Joyce of Nittauma, Mississippi.")
