Stiff,
otherwise
crushed
together
with rain.
The colour
pronounced
pistachios.
Crack
by hand
each
tightly
closed
container.
From pages 518-519 of The Complete Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery by Auguste Escoffier, translated by H. L. Cracknell and R. J. Kaufmann (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1979).