Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
farine de briques
English translation:
brick dust
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Christopher Burin
Mar 27, 2006 15:28
18 yrs ago
French term
Native in: English 
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farine de briques
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From text about chocolate. "Afin d'en aviver la couleur, les Anglais y ajoutent même un peu de farine de briques".
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The eighteenth century also saw the English mixing brick dust with their chocolate to thicken it, a habit that was stopped in 1727 when Nicholas Sanders ...
www.anu.edu.au/Forestry/wood/ nwfp/chocolatetree/chocolatetree.html
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www.anu.edu.au/Forestry/wood/ nwfp/chocolatetree/chocolatetree.html
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Comment: "Thanks :-) I agree it's pretty disgusting! I'd assumed it was "brick dust" so thanks to both of you for the confirmation."
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