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单词 scripture cake
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scripture cake
scripture cake n. chiefly North American a cake made from ingredients mentioned in the Bible, esp. such a cake having a recipe in the form of a riddle or puzzle that specifies biblical passages (instead of ingredients) in which the names of the requisite ingredients may be found.Scripture cakes are typically flavoured with honey, figs, and spices.
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1891 N.Y. Times 5 Sept. One of the exhibits was what is known as Scripture cake.
1906 Everyday Housek. Apr. 671/1 Scripture Cake..1st Kings, 4-22, 4 1-2 cups; Judges, 5- 25, (last clause), 1 cup; Jeremiah, 6, 20, 2 cups [etc.].
1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Feb. 128/2 There is one very curious recipe for a Scripture cake, which demands reference to twelve Biblical texts.
1989 W. A. MacIntosh Wind bloweth where it Listeth v. 178 Besides selling ordinary cake, coffee and candy, they sold slices of scripture cake.
2004 Spectator (Hamilton, Ont.) (Electronic ed.) 13 Jan. g6 Scripture Cake... 3/4 cup (180 mL) Genesis 18:8.
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