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apple butter
noun
: a thick brown spread made by cooking apples with sugar and spices usually in cider
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He’s been canning the apple butter using Stephenson’s original recipe — once slathered on the restaurant’s rolls and apple fritters and sold in jars to take home.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024
Joe's To Go is offering Joe's special four-piece dinner with four (1/2) pints sides and four biscuits with apple butter ($24.99) for carryout.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
Learn how to make pumpkin pancakes, and serve with maple syrup, pecans, or maybe even apple butter.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
The Oklahoma home chef and entrepreneur shared two slow cookers recipes on Instagram this week: her Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Chicken Soup and apple butter.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1813, in the meaning defined above
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“Apple butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple%20butter. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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