pot liquor

American  

Or pot-liquor

noun

1. Midland and Southern U.S. the broth in which meat or vegetables, as salt pork or greens, have been cooked.

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pot liquor British  

noun

1. the broth in which meat, esp pork or bacon, and vegetables have been cooked

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Etymology

Origin of pot liquor

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

The pot liquor is indeed irresistible, especially with a handful of chopped cilantro added to it.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2014

That evening the women brought bowls of pot liquor from black-eyed peas, from mustards, from cabbage, from kale, from collards, from turnips, from beets, from green beans.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

To Aunt Jimmy she said, “You done caught cold in your womb. Drink pot liquor and nothing else.”

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

For this state of the part, Blaine, who is therein followed by Youatt, recommends "pot liquor."

From The Dog by Dinks

When vegetables are cooked for use with salt meat, the meat should first be cooked and taken from the pot liquor, and the vegetables boiled in the latter.

From The Cooking Manual of Practical Directions for Economical Every-Day Cookery by Corson, Juliet