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charlotte
charlotte Dessert made from stewed fruit encased in, or layered alternately with, bread or cake crumbs, e.g. apple charlotte. In charlotte russe there is a cream mixture in the centre, surrounded by cake. See also brown betty.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "charlotte." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "charlotte." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-charlotte.html DAVID A. BENDER. "charlotte." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-charlotte.html |
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charlotte
charlotte (usu. apple charlotte) dish consisting of apple marmalade baked in bread XIX; also charlotte russe (i.e. Russian), custard in a mould of sponge cake. — F.; an unexpl. use of the female proper name.
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T. F. HOAD. "charlotte." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "charlotte." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-charlotte.html T. F. HOAD. "charlotte." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-charlotte.html |
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