I used lime juice (not lemon), I let the almonds soak for about a whole day (I did peel them), I didn't have
cheese cloth so I used a coffee filter (it did drain), I set my oven to 350 and put them in before the oven pre-heated and set it for an hour (figured the oven would heat up in 15 min, so it'd be 45 min
of cooking)... They were burnt on the
bottom and sides and they were dry and brittle.
Use a loose leaf tea bag or a piece
of cheese cloth and string to make a spice bundle out
of the remaining ingredients and immerse in the liquid at the
bottom of the pan.