apple sauce
Britishnoun
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a purée of stewed apples often served with pork
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old-fashioned nonsense; rubbish
Example Sentences
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An apple can be quickly and easily turned into apple sauce: peel it, microwave it, smush it with a fork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
And a pouch labeled something like turkey dinner “might be apple sauce with a whisper of turkey,” Young said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024
About 30 minutes before Saturday’s practice, players get fresh fruit and apple sauce.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2024
A sort of choose-your-own adventure tasting platter, girl dinner can include anything—and often includes everything—from apple sauce and salami to Cheetos and guacamole.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 16, 2023
The cook would prepare a supper of fried pork, fritters or pancakes, tea, syrup and New England apple sauce, the crew meanwhile cutting boughs, wood, etc., and preparing for permanent camp.
From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman
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