pêche Melba
Americannoun
PLURAL
pêches MelbaExample Sentences
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“Pêche Melba is a simple dish made up of tender and very ripe peaches, vanilla ice cream, and a purée of sugared raspberry,” he wrote in his memoir.
From The New Yorker
The waitress recommends the pêche Melba, and in the soft murmurs and good-natured buoyancy of Chez Napoléon, the conversation turns lighter.
From New York Times
When my heart feels like a pêche Melba.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are tales of de buts and ovations, of how Peche Melba got its name, of the War work that made her a Dame of the British Empire.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pêche Melba has become a stable article on many menus in many cities in many lands.
From Project Gutenberg
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