Almond : money, and eat it hit money in a dispute, and picked it from the trees hit money from a miserly man . The almond tree is a strange man, and the sweetness of it indicates the sweetness of faith, and the bitter sign of the words of truth . And if he saw that he was scattered with almond peels, he would receive a dressing . It was said that dry, short almonds indicate a noise, and that is due to the sound of crackles . It may also indicate sadness .