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单词 greengage
例句 greengage
"And perhaps I'd better throw these greengages out of the window." The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z
By this path, too, grew the greengage trees. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z
The orange, apricot, and greengage plum were the best I ever tasted; and it is the only place where I saw the wild cucumber. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z
The other principal crops are 43 acres of raspberries and 30 acres of black currants, besides which there are small areas of red currants, gooseberries, plums, damsons, greengages, cherries, apples, quinces and blackberries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z
Simply glance at it, you grovel Hand and foot in Belial’s gripe: If I double down its pages At the woeful sixteenth print, When he gathers his greengages, Ope a sieve and slip it in’t? Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z
There would be a dessert of almonds and raisins and, according to the season, home-grown apples and pears or greengages. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z
It was simply handing Mr. Warren a plate of greengages; but the act was so performed as to change the discourse. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z
Rutherford, Hargreaves and Jubb at once set out to find ripe fruit, and as the first tree they came to was loaded with greengages, Rutherford, Hargreaves and Jubb postponed all exploration for the present. Sinister Street, vol. 1
In the fruit-growing localities of Huntingdonshire apples, plums and gooseberries are the most extensively grown, but pears, greengages, cherries, currants, strawberries and raspberries are also cultivated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z
The incessant demand for greengages is a testimony to the popularity of the plum as a dessert fruit. The Book of Pears and Plums
Enough of splendid grapes, apricots, greengages, currants, strawberries, and what not to last three or four people several days. The Truth About America
There were a few greengages just beginning to come to perfection on a tree near. Daddy's Girl
This method answers equally well for gooseberries, cherries, greengages, and damsons. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
Put the kernels without their skins to the fruit; add three pounds of greengages, and two pounds and a half of lump sugar. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
Red jam is usually preferred, but greengage is also popular. The Book of Pears and Plums
Ingredients—Various fruits, such as strawberries, greengages, cherries, peaches, &c.Some strawberry or other cream.� teacupful of sweet jelly, melted. The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience
You remember that we represented him by a football, while the earth was only a greengage plum. The Children's Book of Stars
Mormon, open up a can of greengages, will ye? Rimrock Trail
My mother’s wedding ring is in that greengage plum next to the banana, and aunt Sophia Babcock’s is in that damson, a little below to the right. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905
No apricot Or greengage tart my heart hath won; Their sweetness doth but cloy and clot. The Wallypug in London
A greengage tart, with a little jug of cream, also awaited the young lady's pleasure. The Children of Wilton Chase
Speaking of the greengage, he says, "its taste is so exquisitely sweet and delicious, that nothing can exceed it." On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions
And apples, of course—three or four dozen of those good eaters—and a little pot of my greengage preserves—Edward'll like that. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903
At least one fruit, the greengage, is named from a person, Sir William Gage, a gentleman of Suffolk, who popularised its cultivation early in the 18th century. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)
Apples, pears, gooseberries, and such common fruits, we helped ourselves to freely, but I had given my word not to touch any of the rare varieties such as plums and greengages. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer
A plum or greengage would cost three shillings; cherries and grapes about five, I believe, but this is at some of the dearest shops. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record
But still he called for some greengage tart. Kept in the Dark
At the farm of our nearest neighbors, the Edwardses, there were five greengage trees that bore delicious plums. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
And those syrups of fruit, the strawberry, the greengage! The Way of Ambition
Apricots are selling at a halfpenny or less the pound, and plums and damsons, not to speak of greengages, keep good pace with them in price and sales. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond
Confiture I must have with every meal—a nice saucer of cherries or raspberries or greengages, so good with meat. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma
He related that on one occasion he discovered a greengage pie, after many assurances that there was no such thing in the kitchen. Mike Fletcher A Novel
In her way she was a notable housewife, and she returned home about eight o'clock that evening with a large basket of greengages, which were all to be boiled down for preserving the following day. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town
The second time he had exclaimed, "Ah, the syrups! the greengage! and the moonlight among the passion-flowers!" and had greeted her with effusion. The Way of Ambition
I returned with him, and saw it to perfection; he likewise succeeded in tracing the roots to a gigantic Cissus, the fruit of which I have before observed is eatable, and not unlike a greengage Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries
Sometimes a little lemon-juice can be added with advantage, and in the case of cherry ice and greengage ice a little noyeau added is an improvement. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet
One pint of greengage plums, after being rubbed through a sieve, one large cup of sugar, the yolks of two eggs well beaten. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
My best plum was the greengage, rather a shy bearer but always in demand. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor
The stalks are bladders about the size of a greengage, which enable the plant to float. Gardening for the Million
But the tree which I was most pleased to find was a plum, with ripe fruit about the size of a small greengage, but of a beautiful pale rose-colour. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine
As an instance we may mention green gooseberries and hard greengages, which, though quite uneatable in their natural state, yet make delicious fruit pies or dishes of stewed fruit. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet
Boil the fruit in this for ten minutes, remove it from the fire, and drain the greengages. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
Marguerite caught the greengage as neatly as it was thrown. Roden's Corner
My own transactions were confined to the purchase of some golden-gage plums, and I advise the reader rather to buy greengages; the other plums practised the deception in their looks which their venders abhorred. Seven English Cities
She always drank her half-bottle of red wine to the dregs, and she invariably concluded with a greengage in brandy. A Versailles Christmas-Tide
Mode.—Roll the paste out thin; put half of it on a baking-sheet or tin, and spread equally over it apricot, greengage, or any preserve that may be preferred. The Book of Household Management
Ripe cherries, currants, raspberries, greengages, plums and such like fruit, will not require so much sugar, or so long boiling. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
She held up her hand for a catch, and with resignation he threw her another greengage. Roden's Corner
No. I believe it was with a pound of ripe greengages. The Doctor's Dilemma
Those fruits like the peach, greengage, and mulberry, which almost melt in the mouth, contain a very large amount of soluble substances. The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken
The fruits that are the most fit for preservation in syrup are, apricots, peaches, nectarines, apples, greengages, plums of all kinds, and pears. The Book of Household Management
Roll the paste out thin; put half of it on a baking sheet or tin, and spread equally over it apricot, greengage, or any preserve that may be preferred. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
The greengages were on a table at the major's elbow, having been placed there at Marguerite's command by the waiter who attended them at breakfast. Roden's Corner
Maybe, he will know where we can find some more greengages.” Three Men on the Bummel
The guava and the katumbill� are certainly very numerous throughout the Ouva district; the latter being a dark red, rough-skinned kind of plum, the size of a greengage, but free from stone. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
This jelly may be ornamented with preserved greengages, or any other preserved fruit, and will turn out very prettily for dessert. The Book of Household Management
The pits of greengage plums they cracked between their teeth for the kernels inside.  The People of the Abyss
There, too, were strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries and currants; damson and greengages, and apricots, that grew on vines. The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation
Mode.—Make a syrup by recipe No. 1512, skim it well, and put in the greengages when the syrup is boiling, having previously removed the stalks and stones from the fruit. The Book of Household Management
Mode.—Divide the greengages, take out the stones, and put them into a preserving-pan. The Book of Household Management
INGREDIENTS.—1 pint of syrup made by recipe No. 1512, 1 quart of greengages. The Book of Household Management
Boil the fruit in this for 10 minutes, remove it from the fire, and drain the greengages. The Book of Household Management
Mode.—Boil the sugar and water together for about 10 minutes; divide the greengages, take out the stones, put the fruit into the syrup, and let it simmer gently until nearly tender. The Book of Household Management
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