Philadelphia scrapple

noun

1. a superior variety of scrapple made with pork shoulder and other cuts of pork rather than with pork scraps.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Philadelphia scrapple¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

By last week Pennsylvania's Democrats were in a mess as involved as the composition of Philadelphia scrapple.

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It is prepared in the following manner, differing from that made in Philadelphia: Scrapple Take a young pig's head and boil it until the flesh drops from the bones, in water to which has been added two good-sized onions, quartered, five bruised cloves of garlic, one bay leaf, sweet marjoram, thyme, rosemary, a little sage, salt, and pepper.

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