Concord grape
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Concord grape
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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In the absence of the real thing, most contemporary recipes call for bottled Concord grape juice.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
Bombaugh reimagines peanut butter and jelly as a peanut-dusted Concord grape sphere in a shot glass of toasted brioche broth.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2018
Among more recent desserts was a lush no-bake cheesecake marbled with Concord grape preserves — Mr. Scott’s last batch from the fall, I am sad to report.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2017
A relative opened a bottle of the sweet, Concord grape wine to accompany the family dinner of roast duck, baguettes and noodles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2016
The old vineyard, where in 1855 Ephraim Bull produced the now well known Concord grape by using the native wild grape in a cross with a cultivated variety, is at the outskirts of Concord.
From Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" by Eddy, Arthur Jerome
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