| 单词 | apple butter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasapple butter apple butter n. North American a thick, spiced sauce made from caramelized apples, served as a spread, condiment, or side-dish. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > fruit sauces lemon sauce1747 cranberry sauce1767 black butter1775 apple buttera1813 Pennsylvania salve1899 Melba sauce1907 a1813 J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur More Lett. from Amer. Farmer (1995) 37 We often make apple butter. 1870 Congress. Globe Apr. 2685/1 Apple-butter is a substitute for butter; it is spread upon bread and eaten in like manner. 1889 Cent. Mag. Jan. 409/2 Hot meats were surrounded by pickles, both sweet and sour; and over all predominated the conventional apple-butter. 1950 F. Klees Pennsylvania Dutch (1968) Epil. 441 The big copper apple-butter kettle is brought forth and the day is filled with the spicy aroma of cooking snitz and cider, cloves, cinnamon, and sassafras. 2002 Canad. Geographic Jan. 42/2 [The orchard] does not sell fruit, only grafted trees and, in bumper years, cider and apple butter. < as lemmas |
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