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Philadelphia pepper pot

American  

noun

  1. pepper pot.


Etymology

Origin of Philadelphia pepper pot

First recorded in 1925–30

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Some of the most satisfying of all supersoups are American: New England chowders, Louisiana gumbo, Philadelphia pepper pot, California cioppino, for which Ivens has traditional prescriptions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Scranton, who sensibly has not parked her own corset, in June will initiate Republican outlanders into the joys of Philadelphia pepper pot, the shock of scrapple at breakfast.

From Time Magazine Archive

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