brown betty
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of brown betty
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Example Sentences
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And brown betty had the boldness to demand molasses on top of apples!
From The Rich Little Poor Boy by Gates, Eleanor
"I've just learned to make apple-pie and brown betty."
From Understood Betsy by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
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