Concord grape
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Concord grape
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Bombaugh reimagines peanut butter and jelly as a peanut-dusted Concord grape sphere in a shot glass of toasted brioche broth.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2018
Among more recent desserts was a lush no-bake cheesecake marbled with Concord grape preserves — Mr. Scott’s last batch from the fall, I am sad to report.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2017
A relative opened a bottle of the sweet, Concord grape wine to accompany the family dinner of roast duck, baguettes and noodles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2016
Panna cotta with Concord grape jam and fragile sheets of pine-nut brittle starts like dessert but ends like a cheese course; Ms. Valenzuela makes the panna cotta from Gorgonzola.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2014
I would rather that he should belong to me than that I should own a Paganini violin, or a first-water diamond the size of a Concord grape.
From A String of Amber Beads by Martha Everts Holden
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