forcemeat
[fawrs-meet, fohrs-]
- a mixture of finely chopped and seasoned foods, usually containing egg white, meat or fish, etc., used as a stuffing or served alone.
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Also farcemeat.
Origin of forcemeat
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Butter a pie dish and make little quenelles of the forcemeat.
The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste:Mrs. W. G. Waters
The forcemeat did not prove nearly so nice as she had anticipated.
The Fat and the ThinEmile Zola
Pour in the sherry and lemon juice, and add the forcemeat balls.
The Skilful CookMary Harrison
If they are served with hare, the liver is chopped and mixed with the forcemeat.
The Skilful CookMary Harrison
To roast a small hen turkey or a pullet with batter, the bird must first be boned, and filled with forcemeat or stuffing.
forcemeat
- a mixture of chopped or minced ingredients used for stuffingAlso called: farce, farcemeat
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Word Origin for forcemeat
C17: from force (see farce) + meat
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