单词 | sugar pie |
释义 | > as lemmassugar pie sugar pie n. (a) a pie in which sugar is a major ingredient of the filling, esp. (in Quebec), an open or lattice-topped pie consisting of a pastry crust filled with a mixture of maple sugar or brown sugar and cream; (b) as a term of endearment, esp. for a girl or woman. ΚΠ 1878 Harper's Mag. Sept. 574/1 You may think it's suthin smart to git married, but mebbe you'll find 'tain't all honey-sugar pie.] 1879 M. C. Tyree Housekeeping Old Virginia (1965) 413 Sugar Pie. Three cupfuls light brown sugar, one-half cupful melted butter, [etc.]. 1911 N.Y. Times 9 Mar. 6/4 Letters introduced as evidence were of an affectionate tenor. In one written by Denison to his wife..he referred to her as his ‘Dear Sugar Pie’. 1912 Washington Post 14 May 5/8 Maple Sugar Pie.—Two eggs, one cupful of milk or cream, one cupful of maple sugar, [etc.]. 1970 Food à la Canadienne 85 Sugar pie,..mix maple sugar, brown sugar and flour... sprinkle evenly over pie shell... pour cream over sugar mixture and bake [etc.]. 1992 R. Kenan Let Dead bury their Dead xi. 264 Why Ida, sugarpie, don't you worry. 1993 Gazette (Montreal) 19 June (TV Times Suppl.) 7/1 A virtual treasure trove of Quebec antiques, its menus are totally in keeping with the surroundings—pea soup, coq au vin and sugar pie listed side by side with such classics as Chateaubriand, rack of lamb and sweetbreads. < as lemmas |
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