water pepper

American  

noun

1. a widely distributed annual plant, Polygonum hydropiper, of marshes and bogs, characterized by acrid, peppery-tasting leaves.

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water pepper British  

noun

1. any of several polygonaceous plants of the genus Polygonum, esp P. hydropiper, of marshy regions, having reddish stems, clusters of small greenish flowers, and acrid-tasting leaves

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water pepper

Take two earthenware pots and put some tomatoes to stew in one, in water, pepper, and salt.

From The Belgian Cookbook by Various

When we reached the Spanish settlements we got water, pepper, onions, corn, sheep, goats, and other articles of food.

From The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite by Lewis, Alfred Henry

To a pint of mushrooms, if moist, add about a gill of water, pepper and salt to the taste, and a piece of butter half the size of an egg.

From Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Palmer, Julius A. (Julius Auboineau)

Two cupfuls of shredded codfish, three cupfuls of milk, yolk of one egg, one tablespoonful of butter, two tablespoonfuls of flour, two quarts of water, pepper, and salt.

From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Reed, Myrtle

Put it into a small stewpan with some onion, or a very small quantity of shalot, a little water, pepper and salt.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849