Example Sentences

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Despite what many recipes insist, onions need not be cooked until jamlike and sticky-sweet to make excellent soup.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022

Continue cooking for a few minutes until the mixture becomes jamlike and the oil separates.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2020

The coconut shrimp were also appropriately crisp, nicely cooked and served with a standard, jamlike sweet-hot chili sauce.

From New York Times • May 14, 2011