almond buttern.
/ˌɑː(l)mənd ˈbʌtə/, /ˌalmənd ˈbʌtə/, /ˌɒlmənd ˈbʌtə/, U.S. /ˌɑ(l)mənd ˈbədər/, /ˌæ(l)mənd ˈbədər/ 1. A creamy dessert made with sweetened ground almonds. Now historical and rare.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > [noun] > nut confections
pinionade1329
butter of almonds?c1425
almond butter1502
almond comfit1569
sugar-almond1594
musk almond1675
praline1714
almond snow1723
almond1783
nougat1827
almond rock1841
burnt almond1850
pistachio candy1853
nougatine1868
noyau1899
gianduja1902
Montélimar1908
turron1918
?c1425 Recipe in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (Arun. 334) (1790) 447 Botyr of Almondes.]
1502 in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 2 For bringing a present of almond butter to the Quene to Hampton Courte.
1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth xiii. sig. H.i Almon butter made with fyne suger and good rose water, and eaten with the flowers of many vyolettes, is a commendable dysshe.
1606 Wily Beguilde 45 He speakes nothing but Almond butter and suger Candie.
1691 J. Wilson Belphegor iii. iv. 35 I remember, while he courted her, Almond-butter wou'd not melt in her mouth.
?1741 E. Moxon Eng. Housewifry 126 To make Almond Butter. Take a Quart of Cream, half a Pound of Almonds, [etc.].
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Almond-butter is a preparation made of cream and whites of eggs boiled; to which is afterwards added, blanched almonds.
1859 J. Timbs Things not generally Known 2nd Ser. 46 Almond-milk..was a favourite beverage, as was also almond-butter and almond-custard.
1868 E. S. Holt Mistress Margery i. 7 See to the grewall, whilst I scrape these almonds for the almond butter.
1981 K. Hess Martha Washington's Bk. Cookery (1995) 453 In the Booke of Cookery..we find recipes for posset, marrow pie, fritters, pepper cakes, and almond butter.
2. A butter-like paste made from crushed almonds, and used as a spread. Cf. peanut butter n.
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the world > food and drink > food > fat or oil > [noun] > vegetable oil or margarine
palm oil1625
vegetable oil1651
butter of mace1694
Negro-oil1753
sunflower oil1768
Galam butter1782
vegetable butter1790
vegetable fat1797
winter oil1811
butter substitute1834
red palm oil1836
butter oil1844
shea butter1847
palm butter1848
vegetable lard1859
palm-kernel oil1863
butterine1866
margarine1873
oleomargarine1873
bosch1879
oleo1884
oleo oil1884
vegetable shortening1892
Nucoline1894
almond butter1895
nut butter1896
Nutter1906
marge1919
Maggie Ann1931
sun oil1937
vanaspati1949
maggie1971
canola oil1982
1895 Macon (Georgia) Tel. 27 Oct. 13/3 (advt.) Almond butter 15c.
1900 Vegetarian Mag. Sept. 18/2 Rub two slightly rounded tablespoonfuls of peanut or almond butter smooth with two-thirds of a cup of water.
1994 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 20 July (Pasco Times) 2 As for the deep-fried bread with almond butter, it was heaven.
2010 R. Robertson Party Vegan 52 The dates are topped with a dab of almond butter and sprinkled with orange zest.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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