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buckwheat
A pseudocereal, the fruit of the herb Fagopyrum esculentum, which is not a grass; also known as Saracen corn and, when cooked, as kasha (Russian). Siberian or kangra buckwheat (tatary) is F. ...
Christmas
The commemoration of Christ's nativity. The earliest mention of its being celebrated on 25 Dec. is in the Philocalian Calendar, which represents Roman practice in 336. The date was probably chosen to ...
Dressings and Stuffings
Important as it is to America's festive culinary traditions, “dressing” is a term that wants some pinning down. Above all, whether it is interchangeable with “stuffing” is a matter of ...
duck
Ducks and drakes a game of throwing flat stones so that they skim along the surface of water; in figurative use, play ducks and drakes with trifle with; treat frivolously or wastefully.get one's ...
game
(animal)Wild native or introduced mammal, bird or fish killed for recreation or commercial purposes. Game hunting may be subject to nature conservation and animal protection regulation.
geese
All one's geese are swans one characteristically exaggerates the merits of undistinguished persons or things; the use of goose and swan to point up such a contrast dates back to the 16th century (in ...
goose
The goose is proverbially contrasted with the swan as being the clumsier, less elegant, and less distinguished bird; it is also traditionally taken as a type of stupidity and folly.A goose is the ...
meat
Generally refers to the muscle tissue of animals or birds, other parts being termed offal, organ meat, or variety meat. 150‐g portions of meat of all types are rich sources of protein and niacin; ...
poultry
General term for farmyard birds (as opposed to wild game birds) kept for eggs and/or meat; chicken, duck, goose, guinea fowl, pigeon, and turkey.
Swanson
Swanson, the company whose name is synonymous with TV dinners, began as Jerpe Commission Company, a wholesale grocery firm, in 1899 in Omaha, Nebraska. The founders, Carl A. Swanson, Frank ...
thanksgiving
General Thanksgiving a form of thanksgiving in the Book of Common Prayer.Thanksgiving Day (in North America) an annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a traditional meal ...
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