Nesselrode

[nes-uh l-rohd]

noun

Count Karl RobertKarl Vasilyevich, 1780–1862, Russian diplomat and statesman.

Nesselrode

[nes-uh l-rohd]

noun

a mixture of preserved fruits, nuts, etc., used as a sauce or in pies, puddings, ice cream, or the like.

Origin of Nesselrode

First recorded in 1835–45; said to have been invented by chef of Nesselrode

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Historical Examples of nesselrode

I've ordered Nesselrode pudding and French cakes from the Colonial.
Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore
Pauline Lester
Nesselrode and he redact a proclamation, and entrust the printing of it to Michaud.
Talleyrand
Joseph McCabe
She ordered the nesselrode—and got her ice-cream, after all.
We Can't Have Everything
Rupert Hughes
Gortschakoff was substituted for Nesselrode in the Chancellorship.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879
Various
As might have been expected, Nesselrode positively refused to receive him.
The Greville Memoirs
Charles C. F. Greville

British Dictionary definitions for nesselrode

nesselrode

noun

a rich frozen pudding, made of chestnuts, eggs, cream, etc

Word Origin for nesselrode

C19: named after Count Karl Robert Nesselrode (1780–1862), Russian diplomat, whose chef invented the dish

Nesselrode

noun

Count Karl Robert . 1780–1862, Russian diplomat: as foreign minister (1822–56), he negotiated the Treaty of Paris after the Crimean War (1856)

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