| 单词 | baking plum |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbaking plum b. As a modifier, designating a variety of fruit or vegetable which is particularly suitable for baking (or, with preceding adjective, considered in regard to its suitability for baking), as in baking pear, baking plum, baking potato, etc.See also baking apple n. at Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 588 The apple is neyther good eating nor baking fruit. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry ix. 544 The English Warden, the French Warden, and the great Spanish Warden,..are excellent Baking Pears. 1825 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Agric. ii. iii. 599 The best sorts of baking plums are the following: Damson, bullace, [etc.]. 1988 M. Stewart Quick Cook Menus ii. 159 I like to make this potato salad when new potatoes come in; it won't be very good if you use baking potatoes or ‘old’ potatoes. 1999 BackHome Mar. 43/2 An old traditional variety [of apple], the ‘Wedge’ is best used as a tart baking fruit. < as lemmas |
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