frost grape
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of frost grape
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Often we may frighten them from the tangled vines of the frost grape and the branches of wild cherry trees, or from clumps of poison-ivy, whither they come to eat the fruit.
From The Woodpeckers by Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy
Bunch small, compact; berry below medium, black, juicy, with a marked frost grape flavor, and hardly worthy of cultivation.
From The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines by Husmann, George
Wild frost grape jelly is nice made after this recipe.
From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)
For the same purpose he especially recommends the planting of the following vines: Virginia creeper, bull-beaver, frost grape, and fox grape.
From The Bird Study Book by Pearson, Thomas Gilbert
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