10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLUM DUFF»
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plum duff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities
plum-duff - poach fruit, their names are versions of the same word: they both
derive from the Greek word for the fruit, proumnon, which became the Latin
prunum before splitting into the Old English plume and into the Old French prune.
When it ...
“Bowling ball?” interjected the cheery woman, suddenly much closer than
Angelica, embarrassed, thought she was, “Bowling ball? No dear, 'tisn't a bowling
ball. 'Tis me world-famous plum duff brûlé.” And with that, she plunked it down
before ...
3
Ric, Rags and
Plum Duff
Anything a dog can do, a pig can do better - or so Plum Duff thinks.
4
The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink
The dishes made with them, however, retained the term plum, and to this day
plum pudding, plum cake, plum duff, etc. remind us of their former ingredients (
the plum that Little Jack Horner pulled out was doubtless a raisin). Many of them,
their ...
5
Our Young Folks: An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls
Come bear a hand, and be lively there, you plum-duff, chuckle-headed young
land-lubber, and waddle along aft here on your sausage legs." A feeble voice is
heard to answer, " Ay, ay, sir," from the galley, — □ ay, ay, sir ; comin', sir, comin'
" ...
John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, 1868
6
The Pirate Primer: Mastering the Language of Swashbucklers ...
(Jim Hawkins, recounting the items among the Hispaniola's stores popular with
the crew, Treasure Island 55, Chap. 10) <“I knows what'll do 'im. Plum duff.” “Oh,
my mother made that.” “Tasted proper on a cold night, didn't it? Did, uh, did your ...
7
The Devil's Race-track: Mark Twain's Great Dark Writings : ...
nterrupting myself to gossip about the Governor has made a blank where the
Plum Duff occurred. By help of Jimson Flinders the colored stenographer and sub
-editor, I can fill it now. The bos'n says plum duff is the sailor's luxury-dish in ...
Mark Twain, John Sutton Tuckey, 1980
If they weren't going to be up all night, they had to start the plum duff soon. “Ma,
don't fall asleep. I need your help.” Ma answered with a soft snore. Oh, dear.
Baking had never been Anna's strong suit. Making the plum duff without Ma's
help ...
Without his Plum Duff, wouldJack Tar have hadthe boldness todefeatthe Dutch,
and bring thespice producers oftheEast under the sway of our empire?
CAROLINE: Your empire. Leave me out ofit. ISABELLA: If yourrebellion amounts
tono ...
Erika Block, Gabriele Griffin, Julie Wilkinson, 1998
10
Another Day in Cubicle Paradise
Plum duff is traditionally an English-style pudding—a moist, prune-filled dessert.
But this duff is more like a cobbler, with a cakelike crust on top. Dried plums, or
prunes, were a popular ingredient in pies in medieval times, but over time they ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLUM DUFF»
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plum duff is used in the context of the following news items.
Reflections of Ross-shire
WRITING from the trenches, with a mess tin for a desk, a 14th Seaforth tells a tale of plum duff. “A few days ago a young lady sent to one of her ... «Ross-Shire Journal, Jul 15»
The 'SAS invasion of Argentina' and the cruel con to cash in on our …
Officially, no British operations took place on mainland Argentina during the war, although the SAS did launch Operation Plum Duff to assess ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
Trooper Gerald Digby: It's not a nice thing to know we've failed
I expect we'll get a plum duff for dinner or something of the kind. It won't be a very sumptuous repast though. I'm afraid I won't be sorry to get ... «The Australian, Apr 15»
Banoffee pie is beyond delicious, a perfect combination of the …
Foreign travel was getting through to the British public that there was more to food than boiled beef and plum duff. I had completed a two-year ... «DAWN.com, Apr 15»
Film Review: The Duff
Is it a type of flour pudding, as in a plum duff? Or is it the more casual 'up the __', a crude phrase signifying the miracle of pregnancy? «DIY Magazine, Apr 15»
Nicholas Hytner's sod-you farewell: Rules for Living at the Dorfman …
And it's hard to believe that these squeaky-clean Home Counties types would get ballistic with the plum duff. So what's going on? The show ... «Spectator.co.uk, Apr 15»
Kia ora: Shannon
Cream of the coffee: The Olde Plum Duff Tearooms (6 Ballance Street), Horseman's Cafe (19 Plimmer Terrace) and Streetwise Coffee are ... «New Zealand Herald, Mar 15»
Run All Night review: Neeson gets to be Neeson and others get to …
... depressed Santa who commits every seasonal enormity short of weeing in the plum duff. Liam can take that as a backhanded compliment. «Irish Times, Mar 15»
Author Rachael Herron Tells Us About Love, the Coolest Writing …
But we also pulled the thrippence out of the flaming plum duff on Christmas and I knew more about Maori myth than Native American. «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
Tuesday's TV Tips
It's a real pea souper, along with a three-bird roast and plum duff. But the question is: will fellow I'm A Celebrity veteran Shaun Ryder prove a ... «Irish Examiner, Dec 14»
