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Definition of Ladyfingers
1. ladyfinger [n] - See also: ladyfinger
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ladyfingers
Literary usage of Ladyfingers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cooking for Two: A Handbook for Young Housekeepers by Hill, Janet McKenzie (1909)
"Line the cups with ladyfingers and fill with the cream mixture. ... RASPBERRY
CHARLOTTE RUSSE ladyfingers 94 cup of raspberry juice and 1 teaspoonful of ..."
2. Paul Richards' Book of Breads, Cakes, Pastries, Ices and Sweetmeats by Paul Richards (1907)
"For each portion prepare a bed of ladyfingers in the dish the pudding is to be
served in; ... ladyfingers and rolled wafers are also used for the lining. ..."
3. A Taste of Jamaica: Where to Find the Very Best Jamaican Food by Paris Permenter, John Bigley (1999)
"Dip ladyfingers in expresso mixture. Place one layer of dipped ... Add another
layer of dipped ladyfingers, topped with a second layer of cream mixture. ..."
4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1873)
"ladyfingers ladyfingers By JACKSON GREGORY The vivid writer of romantic novels
who has already won a public with "Judith of Blue Lake Ranch" and "The Bells ..."
5. Table Talk's Illustrated Cook Book by Table Talk Publishing Co (1906)
"Beat into it a crumb mixture made of two ladyfingers, one-quarter of a pound of
... PACK IN A BRICK MOLD LINED WITH ladyfingers, ON EACH OF WHICH HAS BEEN ..."
6. Left-overs Made Palatable: How to Cook Odds and Ends of Food Into Appetizing by Isabel Gordon Curtis (1902)
"MARMALADE SPONGE CAKE I stale sponge cake 4 dry ladyfingers I cup ... Dry the
ladyfingers in a moderate oven till light brown, then roll into crumbs ..."
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