英语词汇“grasshopper pie”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

grasshopper pie n. chiefly U.S. (a) a pie or dish made with grasshoppers; spec. crushed grasshoppers and berries formed into a cake, eaten by certain American Indian people (see Grasshopper Indian n.) (now historical); (b) a chilled dessert inspired by the grasshopper cocktail (see sense 10), with a base and sides formed from crushed chocolate biscuits and a filling made with crème de menthe, crème de cacao, melted marshmallows, and whipped cream.

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1856 Indianapolis (Indiana) Daily State Sentinel 21 July Fremont kept himself in tolerable condition for days together on ‘mule soup’ and ‘grasshopper pie’.

1872 R. G. McClellan Golden State iii. 54 He relapsed into his native bestiality, forsook the cornfield and the loom, and returned to..roam upon arid plains to fatten upon acorns and grasshopper pie.

1901 Sci. Amer. 19 Jan. 35/2 The housewife of the Philippines takes considerable delight in placing before you a nice grasshopper pie... Care is taken to keep the grasshoppers intact.

1960 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post Standard 7 Apr. 10/3 ‘Grasshopper Pie’..combines the delicate rich Cacao flavor with fresh mint..and the richness of cream.

1994 R. Hendrickson Happy Trails 111 Grasshopper fruitcake, a humorous name Western settlers gave to an Indian cake made from berries and crushed grasshoppers; also called grasshopper pie.

2010 N.Y. Mag. 15 Feb. 48/3 The chocolaty grasshopper pie is a proper cough-syrup green.

单词	grasshopper pie
释义	> as lemmas grasshopper pie grasshopper pie n. chiefly U.S. (a) a pie or dish made with grasshoppers; spec. crushed grasshoppers and berries formed into a cake, eaten by certain American Indian people (see Grasshopper Indian n.) (now historical); (b) a chilled dessert inspired by the grasshopper cocktail (see sense 10), with a base and sides formed from crushed chocolate biscuits and a filling made with crème de menthe, crème de cacao, melted marshmallows, and whipped cream. ΚΠ 1856 Indianapolis (Indiana) Daily State Sentinel 21 July Fremont kept himself in tolerable condition for days together on ‘mule soup’ and ‘grasshopper pie’. 1872 R. G. McClellan Golden State iii. 54 He relapsed into his native bestiality, forsook the cornfield and the loom, and returned to..roam upon arid plains to fatten upon acorns and grasshopper pie. 1901 Sci. Amer. 19 Jan. 35/2 The housewife of the Philippines takes considerable delight in placing before you a nice grasshopper pie... Care is taken to keep the grasshoppers intact. 1960 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post Standard 7 Apr. 10/3 ‘Grasshopper Pie’..combines the delicate rich Cacao flavor with fresh mint..and the richness of cream. 1994 R. Hendrickson Happy Trails 111 Grasshopper fruitcake, a humorous name Western settlers gave to an Indian cake made from berries and crushed grasshoppers; also called grasshopper pie. 2010 N.Y. Mag. 15 Feb. 48/3 The chocolaty grasshopper pie is a proper cough-syrup green. extracted from grasshoppern. < as lemmas
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