fruit cocktail
Britishnoun
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Use it in desserts, like a unique fruit cocktail with pernod, fennel fronds and tarragon for a layered anise flavor.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025
Other items that contain red dye No. 3: Del Monte fruit cocktail, Signature Select Jordan almonds, Betty Crocker Suddenly! pasta salad, and Jack Links beef stick and cheese.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
A cut-glass serving bowl filled with a combination of canned fruit cocktail augmented with fresh bananas and oranges always graced the table to begin the meal, Boyd said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2022
“I once took a cask of peach cooler to a uni party and left it under the table,” she wrote, referring to the nonalcoholic fruit cocktail.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
She found a can of fruit cocktail and spooned it into three dishes.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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