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Definition of Pastries
1. pastry [n] - See also: pastry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pastries
Literary usage of Pastries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Ammonium carbonate is used in very light pastries, but it requites expert handling,
and so is very rarely present in the make-up preparations. ..."
2. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... pastries The Art of Pie-Making— Piecrust—Puff Paste—Preparing Fruits /or
Pie—Apple Pie— Cherry Pie—Cream Pie—Sour Cream Pie—Dried Fruit Pies—Lemon Pie, ..."
3. The Art of Cooking: A Series of Practical Lessons by Matilda Lees Dods, Henrietta De Condé Sherman (1880)
"pastries. Puff Paste.—One-quarter pound of butter, one- quarter pound of flour,
yolk of one egg, one-half gill of cold water, six drops of lemon juice. ..."
4. Economical Cookery by Marion Harris Neil (1918)
"CHAPTER XVi pastries, PIES AND TARTLETS " Carved like an apple tart." PASTEY is
a combination of fat and flour, and may be short, flaky, or puff pastry, ..."
5. Liberty Recipes by Amelia Doddridge (1918)
"pastries AND SUGARLESS FILLINGS CORN FLOUR BISCUIT CRUST 1 c. wheat flour 4 t.
baking powder 1 c. corn flour % c. (?) milk or milk and 3 tb. fat water V2 t. ..."
6. Pragueby Philippe Bénet, Renata Holzbachová by Philippe Bénet, Renata Holzbachová (2000)
"The expansive girth of many Prague citizens is ample proof of the richness of
the local cuisine: heavy sauces, calorie-loaded pastries, plenty of beer. ..."
7. A handbook of cookery by Matilda Lees Dods (1881)
"pastries. Puff Paste.—One quarter pound of butter, one quarter pound of flour,
yolk of cue egg, one half gill of cold water, six drops of lemon-juice. ..."
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