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They [the Aztecs] considered the plant sacred and it played a key role in many rituals. The Catholic Spaniards were particularly disturbed by the practice of mixing a little blood from human sacrifices into amaranth dough, baking it into cakes which were then broken up and eaten by the faithful. […] In the nineteenth century there were reports of rosaries being made out of the stuff, and popped amaranth, mixed with honey, is still used to make a sweet called alegria ('happiness') in Mexico.
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They
[the
Aztecs]
considered
the
plant
sacred
and
it
played
a
key
role
in
many
rituals.
The
Catholic
Spaniards
were
particularly
disturbed
by
the
practice
of
mixing
a
little
blood
from
human
sacrifices
into
amaranth
dough,
baking
it
into
cakes
which
were
then
broken
up
and
eaten
by
the
faithful.
[…]
In
the
nineteenth
century
there
were
reports
of
rosaries
being
made
out
of
the
stuff,
and
popped
amaranth,
mixed
with
honey,
is
still
used
to
make
a
sweet
called
alegria
('happiness')
in
Mexico.