buttermilks

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of buttermilk.
  buttermilk

  noun

  the more or less acidulous liquid remaining after butter has been separated from milk or cream.

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buttermilks

At home, he and his girlfriend would walk to the Sleepy Bee Cafe for the plain buttermilks on match days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2023

"Well, your mind must be wanderin'," he said, "bekaze we ast you as plain as tongue kin speak for to put us up a couple of buttermilks."

From The Bishop and the Boogerman by Joel Chandler Harris

"Why, ef you've got a jar full, thar must be mighty nigh a dozen buttermilks in it."

From The Bishop and the Boogerman by Joel Chandler Harris

Artificial buttermilks therefore prove a valuable source of food supply for persons who find them palatable and who do not care for sweet milk.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

The preparation of the pure culture buttermilks or artificially soured milks that are now so frequently recommended for digestive troubles rests upon an acid fermentation of this type.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Edwin George Hastings

Related Words

• cream
• half-and-half