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41cake — caky, cakey, adj. /kayk/, n., v., caked, caking. n. 1. a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring. 2. a flat, thin mass of bread, esp.… …
42fennel — /fen l/, n. 1. a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers. 2. Also, fennel seed. the aromatic fruits of this plant, used in cookery and medicine. 3. any of various more or less… …
43food additive — additive (def. 4). * * * ▪ food processing Introduction any of various chemical substances added to foods to produce specific desirable effects. Additives such as salt, spices, and sulfites have been used since ancient times to preserve… …
44hyssop — /his euhp/, n. 1. any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Hyssopus, of the mint family, esp. H. officinalis, native to Europe, having clusters of small blue flowers. 2. any of several related or similar plants, esp. of the genera… …
45licorice — /lik euhr ish, lik rish, lik euh ris/, n. 1. a Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family. 2. the sweet tasting, dried root of this plant or an extract made from it, used in medicine, confectionery, etc. 3. a candy flavored with… …
46lovage — /luv ij/, n. a European plant, Levisticum officinale, of the parsley family, having coarsely toothed compound leaves, cultivated in gardens. [1350 1400; ME loveache < AF luvesche (by assoc. with ache celery < L apium) < OE lufestice (by syncope)… …
47salvia — /sal vee euh/, n. any plant of the genus Salvia, comprising the sages, having opposite leaves and whorled flowers. [1835 45; < NL, L: sage] * * * Any of about 700 species of herbaceous and woody plants that make up the genus Salvia, in the mint… …
48sarsaparilla — /sas peuh ril euh, sahr seuh peuh , sahr speuh /, n. 1. any of various climbing or trailing tropical American plants belonging to the genus Smilax, of the lily family, having alternate leaves, umbels of flowers, and a root that has been used in… …
49vodka — /vod keuh/, n. an unaged, colorless, distilled spirit, originally made in Russia. [1795 1805; < Russ vódka, equiv. to vod(á) WATER + ka n. suffix] * * * Colourless distilled liquor of neutral spirits usually made from a grain mash (generally rye… …
50baking — Process of cooking by dry heat, especially in an oven. Baked products include bread, cookies, pies, and pastries. Ingredients used in baking include flour, water, leavening agents (baker s yeast, baking soda, baking powder), shortening (fats,… …
