Hazelnuts, a member of the Corylus botanical family, have been cultivated in China for more than 5,000 years. The hazel part of its name comes from the Anglo-Saxon word haesel meaning a headdress or bonnet, referring to the shape of outer shell covering. Hazelnuts are reputed to be native to Asia Minor, from whence they spread to Italy, Spain, France, and Germany via Greece.

These nuts contain a wealth of oil, 88 percent unsaturated, which is pressed for use as the aromatic and delicately flavored hazelnut oil. Although it cannot be heated to high temperatures, this oil is favored by gourmets worldwide and is relatively expensive. Luckily, a little goes a long way.

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I DO, I DO": MEDIEVAL MODELS OF MARRIAGE AND CHOICE OF PARTNERS IN MARIE DE FRANCE'S "LE FRAISNE"
The twelfth-century French nobility locks its sons and daughters into a power structure controlled by the patriarchal family and the hierarchical social structure. A bride-to-be has no right to choose. She is a vessel to carry a child that will inherit the land from his father and thereby ensure the continuation of the line by means of a similar marriage. A fruitful wife is most desirable to maintain the health of the system. The vassals are eager to point out to Gurun how the bride of their choice, whose name La Coldre means "hazelnut tree," is a happy portent of the lady's potential for producing heirs. The hazelnut tree is associated with fertility while the ash tree carries with it the notion of barrenness:

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