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scrapple

American  
[skrap-uhl] / ˈskræp əl /

noun

Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking.
  1. cornmeal mush mixed with pork scraps, seasoned with onions, spices, herbs, etc., and shaped into loaves and sliced for frying.


scrapple British  
/ ˈskræpəl /

noun

  1. scraps of pork cooked with cornmeal and formed into a loaf

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of scrapple

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; scrap 1 + -le

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They’re one of those hyper-local food traditions — like scrapple or water ice — that quietly define a place without ever quite breaking into the national conversation.

From Salon Mar. 17, 2026

From inside a trailer built by her bishop, the title of local Amish church leaders, Sadie S. King’s wares included scrapple, homemade bologna and six quarts of her own horseradish.

From Seattle Times Mar. 12, 2024

How frequently the inventor actually ate scrapple, however, is unclear.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2023

One of my favorite dishes is a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch dish called scrapple.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2023

After noon dinner in a landscape of steaming innards, coiling sausage, and long pans of scrapple, Eugene Hammond was suddenly before us, drawing on his driving gloves, lowering his goggles.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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